Compton Substation

Compton Substation is an electrical substation in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. Compton Substation is situated near the railway station Compton station, as well as near Jericho Missionary Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Compton station and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

Compton station

Railway station

Photo: METRO96, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Compton station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision, at its intersection with Compton Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the city of Compton, California.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Epolk, CC BY 3.0.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a memorial dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. in the civic center of Compton, California. It was built in 1978 by Gerald Gladstone. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is situated 870 feet south of Compton Substation.

Compton High School

School

Photo: Bahn Mi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, United States, part of the Compton Unified School District. Compton High School is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Compton Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Compton and East Rancho Dominguez.

Compton

Photo: Epolk, CC BY 3.0.

Compton is one of the Gateway Cities of Los Angeles, and is mainly known for being the birthplace of rappers Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, NWA, DJ Quik, and The Game, as well as of professional tennis players Serena and Venus Williams.

East Rancho Dominguez

Hamlet

East Rancho Dominguez, also known as East Compton, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. East Rancho Dominguez is situated 1½ miles east of Compton Substation.

Willowbrook

Suburb

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.

Willowbrook, alternatively named Willow Brook, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Willowbrook is situated 2 miles northwest of Compton Substation.

Compton Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.89742° or 33° 53′ 51″ north

Longitude

-118.22476° or 118° 13′ 29″ west

Operator

Southern California Edison

Open location code

8553VQWG+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 351905168

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jericho Missionary Baptist Church and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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