Taurus Substation

Taurus Substation is an electrical substation in City of Woodhaven, Wayne County, Michigan. Taurus Substation is situated near the courthouse Woodhaven District Court, as well as near the fitness club Planet Fitness.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Trenton High School and Elizabeth Park.

Trenton High School

School

Trenton High School is a public high school in Trenton, Michigan, one of four schools in Trenton Public Schools. The school serves the city of Trenton and is a magnet school for special education students, specifically for those with hearing disabilities, from across Downriver. Trenton High School is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Taurus Substation.

Elizabeth Park

Park

Elizabeth Park is a county-owned public park in southeast Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in the city of Trenton along West Jefferson Avenue and the Detroit River just north of the Wayne County Bridge leading to Grosse Ile. Elizabeth Park is situated 2 miles east of Taurus Substation.

Trenton Channel Power Plant

Photo: Fermite1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Trenton Channel Power Plant, also known as the Trenton Stacks, was a coal-burning power station located in Trenton, Michigan. Completed in 1924, it is owned by Detroit Edison, a subsidiary of DTE Energy. Trenton Channel Power Plant is situated 2½ miles east of Taurus Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodhaven and Trenton.

Woodhaven

Town

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Woodhaven is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Woodhaven is located roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 12,941.

Trenton

Town

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Trenton is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Trenton is located roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Trenton is situated 2½ miles east of Taurus Substation.

Cherry Island

Town

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Brownstown Charter Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 33,194 at the 2020 census. Brownstown was established in 1827, a decade prior to Michigan's admission to the Union. Cherry Island is situated 3 miles northwest of Taurus Substation.

Taurus Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: City of Woodhaven, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.13323° or 42° 7′ 60″ north

Longitude

-83.22365° or 83° 13′ 25″ west

Operator

ITC Transmission

Open location code

86JR4QMG+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 186974647

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Woodhaven District Court and Planet Fitness.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Gerber Collision & Glass and Ford Woodhaven Forging Plant.

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Worth a closer look: Detroit and Dearborn.

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