Southwest Substation

Southwest Substation is an electrical substation in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on E Street Southwest. Southwest Substation is situated nearby to the government office DC Department on Disability Services, as well as near Ford House Office Building.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

United States Capitol

Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.

The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Southwest Substation.

NASA Headquarters

Government office

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters is a building at 300 E Street SW in Washington, D.C. that houses NASA leadership, who provide overall guidance and direction to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a U.S. government executive branch agency led by the NASA administrator. NASA Headquarters is situated 500 feet southwest of Southwest Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterfront and Capitol Hill.

Waterfront

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

Capitol Hill

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

Southwest

Quarter

Photo: Egunt07, CC BY 3.0.

Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.

Southwest Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: 225 E Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20024
Categories: building and industry
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88351° or 38° 53′ 1″ north

Longitude

-77.01475° or 77° 0′ 53″ west

Operator

Potomac Electric Power Company

Open location code

87C4VXMP+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48037366

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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