Darnestown Substation
Darnestown Substation is an electrical substation in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland which is located on Riffle Ford Road. Darnestown Substation is situated nearby to Fairhaven United Methodist Church, as well as near the nature reserve Orchard Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quince Orchard High School and Lakelands Park.
Quince Orchard High School
School
Quince Orchard High School, also known as Q.O. High School, is a secondary school located on Quince Orchard Road in the Quince Orchard neighborhood of Gaithersburg in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Quince Orchard High School is situated 2,200 feet east of Darnestown Substation.
Lakelands Park
Park
Lakelands Park is a park located in the Lakelands neighborhood of the City of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. The park includes two baseball/softball fields, a playground, and a large grassy area usually used for soccer. Lakelands Park is situated 1½ miles east of Darnestown Substation.
Ridgeview Middle School
School
Ridgeview Middle School is situated 1 mile northeast of Darnestown Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kentlands and Darnestown.
Kentlands
Suburb
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Kentlands is a neighborhood of the U.S. city of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Kentlands was one of the first attempts to develop a community using Traditional Neighborhood Design planning techniques that are now generally referred to under the rubric of the New Urbanism. Kentlands is situated 1½ miles east of Darnestown Substation.
Darnestown
Village
Darnestown is a United States census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. The CDP is 17.70 square miles. As of the 2020 census, the Darnestown CDP had a population of 6,723, while the village of Darnestown is considerably smaller in size and population. Darnestown is situated 2 miles southwest of Darnestown Substation.
North Potomac
Town
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North Potomac is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located less than 5 miles north of the Potomac River, and is about 20 miles from Washington, D.C. It has a population of 23,790 as of 2020. North Potomac is situated 2 miles southeast of Darnestown Substation.
Darnestown Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Address: 16010 Riffle Ford Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- Category: industry
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.1178° or 39° 7′ 4″ northLongitude
-77.26286° or 77° 15′ 46″ westOperator
Potomac Electric Power CompanyOpen location code
87F44P9P+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 406532113OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fairhaven United Methodist Church and Orchard Park.
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