Rochester Substation

Rochester Substation is an electrical substation in Town of Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Rochester Substation is situated nearby to the nature reserve Lionberger Preserve, as well as near Rounseville Preserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Over Reservation and Rochester Town Hall.

East Over Reservation

Nature reserve

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The East Over Reservation is a 75-acre nature preserve and working farm in Rochester, Massachusetts, USA, and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. East Over Reservation is situated 2 miles east of Rochester Substation.

Rochester Town Hall

Town hall

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Rochester Town Hall is situated 1½ miles east of Rochester Substation.

Rochester Grange Hall

Building

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Rochester Grange Hall is a building, which is situated 1 mile north of Rochester Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochester and Acushnet.

Rochester

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Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,717 at the 2020 census. Rochester is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards Bay, Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.

Acushnet

Town

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New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world's premier whaling port in the 19th century, and, for a time, "the richest city in the world" and "the city that lit the world" because of whale oil production. Acushnet is situated 5 miles southwest of Rochester Substation.