Hearn Generating Station
The Richard L. Hearn Generating Station is a decommissioned electrical generating station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The plant was originally fired by coal, but later converted to burn natural gas.Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: decommissioned power station in Toronto, Canada
- Also known as: “Richard L. Hearn Generating Station” and “Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portlands Energy Centre and Pinewood Toronto Studios.
Portlands Energy Centre
Industrial building
Photo: Richard apple, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Portlands Energy Centre is a 550-megawatt natural gas electrical generating station in Toronto, Ontario. It is located in the Port Lands area of the Toronto waterfront at 470 Unwin Avenue, adjacent to the site of the decommissioned Hearn Generating Station. Portlands Energy Centre is situated 380 metres northeast of Hearn Generating Station.
Pinewood Toronto Studios
Pinewood Toronto Studios is a major film and television studio complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is the largest of its kind in Canada. It is the first in Toronto capable of accommodating the production of large-scale films. Pinewood Toronto Studios is situated 600 metres west of Hearn Generating Station.
Ookwemin Minising
Island
Photo: booledozer, CC0.
Ookwemin Minising is a 39.6 hectares artificial island in Toronto's Port Lands. It is bordered by the Keating Channel to the north, the Don River to the east and south, and Toronto Harbour to the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Lands and Leslieville.
Port Lands
Neighborhood
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port Lands of Toronto, Ontario, Canada are an industrial and recreational neighbourhood located about 5 kilometres south-east of downtown, located on the former Don River delta and most of Ashbridge's Bay.
Leslieville
Neighborhood
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leslieville is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated east of the Don River. It is bounded by the Canadian National railway line and Gerrard Street to the north, McGee Street to the west, Eastern Avenue to south, and Coxwell Avenue to the east.
Canary District
Neighborhood
Photo: booledozer, CC0.
The Canary District is a planned neighbourhood in Toronto's West Don Lands mixed-use development. The area was formerly industrial land, cut off from the city by an elevated roadway and two rail corridors, sitting in a floodplain.
Hearn Generating Station
- Categories: coal-fired power station and natural gas-fired power station
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.64708° or 43° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
-79.33444° or 79° 20′ 4″ westOpen location code
87M2JMW8+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 232951664OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5691682
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian Bokmål—“Hearn Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “central generadora Hearn”
- German: “Kraftwerk Hearn”
- German: “Kraftwerk Richard L. Hearn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Richard L. Hearn kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Richard L. Hearn kraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dragonboating Club and Portlands Energy Centre.
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