Granite City Substation

Granite City Substation is an electrical substation in Benton, Minnesota. Granite City Substation is situated nearby to the town Sauk Rapids.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Cloud station and Stearns County Courthouse.

St. Cloud station

Railway station

Photo: Michael Hicks, CC BY 2.0.

St. Cloud station is an Amtrak intercity train station in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It is served by the daily Empire Builder on its route connecting Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. St. Cloud station is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Granite City Substation.

Stearns County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Stearns County Courthouse is the seat of government for Stearns County in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The Beaux-Arts style building was constructed in 1921 to replace Stearns County's original 1864 courthouse. Stearns County Courthouse is situated 1½ miles southwest of Granite City Substation.

St. Cloud Hospital

Hospital

St. Cloud Hospital is a hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It is a Catholic-affiliated, not-for-profit institution and part of CentraCare Health. St. Cloud Hospital is situated 1¼ miles west of Granite City Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Cloud and Sauk Rapids.

Saint Cloud

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Saint Cloud is a city in Central Minnesota with a population of 68,000. Although it may have few attractions to draw the tourist, it is a nexus of medical advances, particularly in orthopedics.

Sauk Rapids

Town

Photo: Daveswagon, Public domain.

Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population. Sauk Rapids is situated 1½ miles northwest of Granite City Substation.

Sartell

Town

Photo: Markrv, Public domain.

Sartell is a city in Benton and Stearns Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota that straddles the Mississippi River. It is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area. Sartell is situated 4½ miles northwest of Granite City Substation.

Granite City Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Benton, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.57603° or 45° 34′ 34″ north

Longitude

-94.14156° or 94° 8′ 30″ west

Operator

Xcel Energy

Open location code

86Q7HVG5+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 180464806

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