Far Rockaway Substation

Far Rockaway Substation is an electrical substation in Queens, New York. Far Rockaway Substation is situated near the power station Jamaica Bay Peaking, as well as near Bayswater Peaking Facility LLC.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Far Rockaway station and Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station.

Far Rockaway station

Railway station

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The Far Rockaway station is the terminus of the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The station is located at Nameoke Avenue and Redfern Avenue. Far Rockaway station is situated 2,600 feet east of Far Rockaway Substation.

Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station

Metro station

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The Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station is the eastern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IND Rockaway Line. Originally a Long Island Rail Road station, it is currently the easternmost station in the New York City Subway. Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Far Rockaway Substation.

Beach 25th Street station

Metro station

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The Beach 25th Street station is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in Queens on the Rockaway Freeway at Beach 25th Street. It is served by the A train at all times. There are two tracks and two side platforms. Beach 25th Street station is situated 3,900 feet south of Far Rockaway Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayswater and Far Rockaway.

Bayswater

Neighborhood

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Bayswater is a small neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the eastern end of the Rockaway Peninsula. The community is located to the northwest of Far Rockaway, along the southeastern shore of Jamaica Bay.

Far Rockaway

Quarter

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Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways.

Edgemere

Neighborhood

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Edgemere is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, extending from Beach 32nd to Beach 52nd Street on the Rockaway Peninsula. It contains Rockaway Community Park. Arverne is to the west, and Far Rockaway to the east.

Far Rockaway Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.6103° or 40° 36′ 37″ north

Longitude

-73.76007° or 73° 45′ 36″ west

Operator

Long Island Power Authority

Open location code

87G8J66Q+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 187973489

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jamaica Bay Peaking and Bayswater Peaking Facility LLC.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Go Green HVAC Inc and Rachael Arms.

Queens: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport.

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