Wading River Power Plant
Wading River Power Plant is a power station in Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York. Wading River Power Plant is situated nearby to the park Shoreham Beach, as well as near the place of worship Saint Josephs Villa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wardenclyffe Tower and Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant.
Wardenclyffe Tower
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wardenclyffe Tower, also known as the Tesla Tower, was an early experimental wireless transmission station designed and built by scientist Nikola Tesla on Long Island in 1901–1902, located in the village of Shoreham, New York. Wardenclyffe Tower is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Wading River Power Plant.
Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
Photo: meta nemegi - Paul Searing, CC BY 2.0.
The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant was a completed General Electric nuclear boiling water reactor located adjacent to Long Island Sound in East Shoreham, New York. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant is situated 3,300 feet east of Wading River Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Shoreham and Shoreham.
East Shoreham
Town
Photo: meta nemegi - Paul Searing, CC BY 2.0.
East Shoreham is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Suffolk County town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 6,841 at the 2020 census.
Shoreham
Hamlet
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Shoreham is an incorporated village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 561 at the 2020 census. It is officially known as the Incorporated Village of Shoreham. Shoreham is situated 1½ miles west of Wading River Power Plant.
Wading River
Town
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Wading River is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2020 census, Wading River had a population of 7,731. Wading River is situated 2 miles east of Wading River Power Plant.
Wading River Power Plant
- Type: Power station
- Categories: oil-fired power station, gas turbine power station, and industry
- Location: Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.95693° or 40° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-72.87834° or 72° 52′ 42″ westInception
August 1989Operator
National Grid Generation LLCOpen location code
87G9X44C+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 50019759OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q12010312
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Wading River Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wading River kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wading River oljekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Wading River kraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shoreham Beach and Saint Josephs Villa.
Nearby Places
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