Big Bay Substation
Big Bay Substation is an electrical substation in Charter Township of Marquette, Michigan. Big Bay Substation is situated nearby to Powder Mill Power Station, as well as near Tourist Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Superior Dome and Presque Isle Park.
Superior Dome
Sports venue
The Superior Dome is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan, United States. It opened as the "world’s largest wooden dome" on September 14, 1991, and is home to the Northern Michigan Wildcats football, women's lacrosse, and women's track and field teams, the NMU Wildcat marching band, and hosts a variety of other campus and community events. Superior Dome is situated 1½ miles southeast of Big Bay Substation.
Presque Isle Park
Park
Photo: Hitoubashira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Presque Isle Park is a 323-acre public park located in Marquette, Michigan, United States. The park is northwest of Marquette itself on an oval-shaped peninsula reaching out into Lake Superior, called the 'Island' locally. Presque Isle Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Bay Substation.
Presque Isle Power Plant
Photo: Rklawton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Presque Isle Power Plant was a coal power plant located at Marquette, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Superior. The plant has 5 inactive generating units with a total net generating capacity of 431 Megawatts. Presque Isle Power Plant is situated 1¼ miles east of Big Bay Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trowbridge Park and Marquette.
Trowbridge Park
Village
Trowbridge Park is an unincorporated community in Marquette Township, Marquette County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality.
Marquette
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Marquette is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Marquette Iron Range.
Big Bay Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Charter Township of Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.57581° or 46° 34′ 33″ northLongitude
-87.42184° or 87° 25′ 19″ westOperator
American Transmission CompanyOpen location code
86RJHHGH+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 242897521
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