Potter/Watson Substation
Potter/Watson Substation is an electrical substation in City of Braintree Town, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Potter/Watson Substation is situated nearby to the power station Potter Station 2, as well as near the peak Wyman Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum and Fore River Generating Station.
United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
Museum
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The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS Salem, a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945. United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is situated 3,200 feet north of Potter/Watson Substation.
Fore River Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fore River Generating Station is a power plant operated by Calpine Corporation since 2014 alongside Weymouth Fore River in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Fore River Generating Station is situated 2,800 feet north of Potter/Watson Substation.
Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station
Railway station
Photo: Pottewa, Public domain.
Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the border of Braintree and Weymouth, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line. Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station is situated 1 mile south of Potter/Watson Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Germantown and Weymouth.
Germantown
Hamlet
Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east. Germantown is situated 1½ miles north of Potter/Watson Substation.
Weymouth
Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of 13 municipalities in the state to have city forms of government while retaining "town of" in their official names.
Braintree
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braintree is a town of 37,000 people on the South Shore in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is located along several major thoroughfares, making it convenient to Boston.
Potter/Watson Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: City of Braintree Town, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.23397° or 42° 14′ 2″ northLongitude
-70.96765° or 70° 58′ 4″ westOperator
Town of Braintree Light DepartmentOpen location code
87JF62MJ+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 382290107
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Potter Station 2 and Wyman Hill.
Nearby Places
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