Mercury Substation
Mercury Substation is an electrical substation in Hampton, Virginia. Mercury Substation is situated nearby to Harborpointe Community Church, as well as near Phoebus Memorial Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hampton Convocation Center and Virginia Air and Space Science Center.
Hampton Convocation Center
Stadium
Photo: Sixman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hampton Convocation Center is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Hampton, Virginia. It was built in 1993 and is home to the Hampton University Pirates basketball team. Hampton Convocation Center is situated 1 mile south of Mercury Substation.
Virginia Air and Space Science Center
Museum
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Virginia Air and Space Science Center is a museum and educational facility in Hampton, Virginia that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. Virginia Air and Space Science Center is situated 1 mile southwest of Mercury Substation.
Hampton University Museum
Museum
Founded in 1868 on the campus of Hampton University, the Hampton University Museum is the oldest African-American museum in the United States and the oldest museum in Virginia. Hampton University Museum is situated 1 mile southwest of Mercury Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phoebus and Kecoughtan.
Phoebus
Suburb
Photo: Kubigula, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phoebus is a formerly incorporated town now part of the present-day city of Hampton, Virginia, on the Virginia Peninsula. In 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebus, who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the town from Newport News.
Kecoughtan
Neighborhood
In the seventeenth century, Kecoughtan was the name of the settlement now known as Hampton, Virginia. In the early twentieth century, it was also the name of a town nearby in Elizabeth City County. It was annexed into the City of Newport News in 1927. Kecoughtan is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mercury Substation.
Buckroe Beach
Suburb
Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckroe Beach is a neighborhood in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. It lies just north of Fort Monroe on the Chesapeake Bay. One of the oldest recreational areas in the state, it was long located in the former Elizabeth City County near the downtown area of the lost town of Phoebus prior to their consolidation with Hampton in 1952. Buckroe Beach is situated 2 miles northeast of Mercury Substation.
Mercury Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.03078° or 37° 1′ 51″ northLongitude
-76.32588° or 76° 19′ 33″ westOperator
Dominion EnergyOpen location code
87952MJF+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 344624618
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