Amherst Substation
Amherst Substation is an electrical substation in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Amherst Substation is situated nearby to the community center VFW Post, as well as near the health club Amherst Fitness.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amherst station and Emily Dickinson Museum.
Amherst station
Railway station
Photo: HP R817, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Amherst is a former intercity rail station located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The station was built by the Amherst and Belchertown Railroad in 1853; it was served by the Central Vermont Railway until 1947. Amherst station is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Amherst Substation.
Emily Dickinson Museum
Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Emily Dickinson Museum is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855 to 1886 of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death. Emily Dickinson Museum is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Amherst Substation.
Beneski Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors. Beneski Museum of Natural History is situated 2,000 feet west of Amherst Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village Historic District and Amherst.
East Village Historic District
Neighborhood
The East Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street.
Amherst
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Amherst is a town in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Amherst is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, and Hampshire College.
South Amherst
Suburb
South Amherst is a census-designated place in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census. South Amherst is situated 2½ miles south of Amherst Substation.
Amherst Substation
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.37361° or 42° 22′ 25″ northLongitude
-72.507° or 72° 30′ 25″ westOperator
Eversource EnergyOpen location code
87J99FFV+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 238796882
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