Candlewood Substation

Candlewood Substation is an electrical substation in El Paso, Colorado. Candlewood Substation is situated near the community center American Legion Post 209, as well as near Garden Ranch Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Palmer Park and Thomas B Doherty High School.

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.

Thomas B Doherty High School

School building

Thomas B. Doherty High School, commonly referred to as Doherty High School, is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Established in 1975, it is the newest school in the Colorado Springs School District 11, serving northeast Colorado Springs. Thomas B Doherty High School is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Candlewood Substation.

Austin Bluffs

Peak

Austin Bluffs is a summit in the Pikeview area of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, at 6,673 feet in elevation. It is also a residential area, that was once a settlement and the site of a tuberculosis sanatorium. Austin Bluffs is situated 2½ miles northwest of Candlewood Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Papeton and Cragmor.

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 west of Candlewood Substation.

Cragmor

Neighborhood

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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 2½ miles west of Candlewood Substation.

Roswell

Suburb

Roswell, now annexed into the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a coal mine settlement near the northern bluffs of Colorado Springs and a 19th-century railroad junction. Roswell is situated 3½ miles west of Candlewood Substation.

Candlewood Substation

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

38.88453° or 38° 53′ 4″ north

Longitude

-104.76071° or 104° 45′ 39″ west

Operator

Colorado Springs Utilities

Open location code

85CQV6MQ+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 199610646

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: American Legion Post 209 and Garden Ranch Baptist Church.

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