Ames Substation
Ames Substation is an electrical substation in Santa Clara County, California. Ames Substation is situated nearby to the military installation U.S. Army Reserve, as well as near the protected area NASA Ames Wind Tunnel Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Computer History Museum and Ames Research Center.
Computer History Museum
Museum
Photo: Dzou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Computer History Museum is a computer museum in Mountain View, California. The museum presents stories and artifacts of Silicon Valley and the Information Age, and explores the computing revolution and its impact on society. Computer History Museum is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Ames Substation.
Ames Research Center
Research institute
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Ames Research Center, also known as NASA Ames, is a major NASA research center at Moffett Federal Airfield in California's Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1939 as the second National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics laboratory. Ames Research Center is situated 3,100 feet east of Ames Substation.
NASA Gift Shop in Silicon Valley
Tourism office
Photo: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NASA Ames Visitor Center is a visitor center at the entrance of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. The center has the following exhibits: The gift shop sells space and NASA-related memorabilia. NASA Gift Shop in Silicon Valley is situated 3,400 feet south of Ames Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain View and Sunnyvale.
Mountain View
Photo: Baltakatei, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mountain View in California is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Mountain View is one of the major cities that make up Silicon Valley, and has many notable Silicon Valley companies either headquartered there or with a large presence.
Sunnyvale
Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0.
Sunnyvale is a city in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California. Sunnyvale was ranked the 5th safest city in the United States in its size category for 2004.
Los Altos
Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Los Altos is in Santa Clara County, in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The city means "The Heights" or "Foothills" in Spanish.
Ames Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.41781° or 37° 25′ 4″ northLongitude
-122.06713° or 122° 4′ 2″ westOperator
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyOpen location code
849VCW9M+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 4630372
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