Rock Island Substation

Rock Island Substation is an electrical substation in El Paso, Colorado. Rock Island Substation is situated nearby to the sports venue Skate City Academy, as well as near the grassland Rock Island Trail space.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Citadel and Mitchell High School.

The Citadel

Shopping center

Photo: Duncan1800, Public domain.

The Citadel is a shopping mall in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Opened in 1972, it features JCPenney, and Dillard's, as its anchor stores. The mall is owned by Namdar Realty Group and managed by Mason Asset Management. The Citadel is situated 1 mile south of Rock Island Substation.

Mitchell High School

School

Mitchell High School is the third-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, built in the 1960s. Mitchell High School is the only school in the district to feature a planetarium. Mitchell High School is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Rock Island Substation.

Palmer Park

Park

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Palmer Park is a regional park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located at 3650 Maizeland Road, the park is several miles northeast of the downtown area. Palmer Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rock Island Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Papeton and Cimarron Hills.

Papeton

Hamlet

Papeton, was a coal mining town, now in the area of Venetian Village, a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that is 1.4 miles west southwest of Palmer Park. It is located at 6,184 feet in elevation. Papeton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rock Island Substation.

Cimarron Hills

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.

Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Cimarron Hills is an enclave of the City of Colorado Springs. Cimarron Hills is situated 3 miles east of Rock Island Substation.

Cragmor

Neighborhood

Photo: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cragmor, first known as Cragmoor, is an area in central Colorado Springs, Colorado, between Templeton Gap and Austin Bluffs. A coal mining site during the 19th century, the area became known as the Cragmor around the turn of the century because the Cragmor Sanatorium was located there. Cragmor is situated 3½ miles northwest of Rock Island Substation.

Rock Island Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.85833° or 38° 51′ 30″ north

Longitude

-104.75705° or 104° 45′ 25″ west

Operator

Colorado Springs Utilities

Open location code

85CQV65V+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 186413486

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