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 fitness club Amherst Fitness.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amherst station and Emily Dickinson Museum.

Amherst station

Railway station

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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

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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.

Mead Art Museum

Museum

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Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, US. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. Mead Art Museum is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Amherst Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Village Historic District and Amherst.

East Village Historic District

Neighborhood

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

-72.507° or 72° 30′ 25″ west

Operator

Eversource Energy

Open location code

87J99FFV+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 238796882

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