Chestnut Substation
Chestnut Substation is an electrical substation in City of Madison Heights, Oakland County, Michigan which is located on Ajax Drive. Chestnut Substation is situated nearby to the park Red Oaks Youth Soccer Complex, as well as near Church of Christ Madison Heights.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ascension and Oakland Mall.
Ascension
Hospital
Ascension is a large private Catholic healthcare system in the United States. Ascension had 142,000 employees, 90 hospitals, and 40 senior living facilities operating in 17 states and the District of Columbia as of July 1, 2025. Ascension is situated 1½ miles southeast of Chestnut Substation.
Oakland Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oakland Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Troy, Michigan. It is located in the northwest corner of the intersection of 14 Mile and John R. roads, adjacent to Interstate 75. Oakland Mall is situated 2 miles north of Chestnut Substation.
Royal Oak station
Railway station
Photo: Stanthejeep, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Royal Oak Transit Center is an intermodal transit station in Royal Oak, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is served by Amtrak's Wolverine, which makes three round trips daily from nearby Pontiac to Chicago, Illinois. Royal Oak station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Chestnut Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madison Heights and Royal Oak.
Madison Heights
Town
Photo: Wifimonster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Madison Heights is located roughly 12 miles north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 28,468. Madison Heights is situated 1½ miles south of Chestnut Substation.
Royal Oak
Royal Oak is a suburb of Detroit in Oakland County, Michigan known for its trendy downtown shopping area and bars. 1 mile South of Royal Oak is Ferndale, a place very similar to Royal Oak, known for its large lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender population.Clawson
Town
Clawson is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Clawson is located about 19 miles north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,389. Clawson is situated 2½ miles northwest of Chestnut Substation.
Chestnut Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Address: 701 Ajax Drive
- Category: industry
- Location: City of Madison Heights, Oakland County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.5103° or 42° 30′ 37″ northLongitude
-83.1114° or 83° 6′ 41″ westOperator
ITC TransmissionOpen location code
86JRGV6Q+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 405025682
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