Chalk Point Switching Station
Chalk Point Switching Station is an electrical substation in Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland. Chalk Point Switching Station is situated nearby to the village Eagle Harbor, as well as near the nature reserve Maxwell Hall Natural Resource Management Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chalk Point Generating Station and Maxwell Hall.
Chalk Point Generating Station
Power station
Photo: J5689, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chalk Point Generating Station is an electricity-generating plant, comprising oil and natural gas fired units, owned by NRG Energy, located near the town of Eagle Harbor, Maryland, United States, on the Patuxent River. Chalk Point Generating Station is situated 1 mile south of Chalk Point Switching Station.
Maxwell Hall
House
Maxwell Hall is a historic home located near Patuxent, Charles County, Maryland. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, gambrel-roofed frame house with massive external chimneys. Maxwell Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Maxwell Hall is situated 2 miles south of Chalk Point Switching Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eagle Harbor and Aquasco.
Eagle Harbor
Village
Eagle Harbor is an incorporated town in the far southeast corner of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and near the rural community of Aquasco that is known as a historic African American community founded in 1925.
Aquasco
Village
Aquasco is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southeastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, surrounding the town of Eagle Harbor and bordering Charles County. Aquasco is situated 2½ miles northwest of Chalk Point Switching Station.
Patuxent
Hamlet
Patuxent is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Maxwell Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Patuxent is situated 3½ miles southwest of Chalk Point Switching Station.
Chalk Point Switching Station
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.56067° or 38° 33′ 38″ northLongitude
-76.68879° or 76° 41′ 20″ westOperator
Potomac Electric Power CompanyOpen location code
87C5H866+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 62004465
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include NRG Chalk Point CT and Maxwell Hall Natural Resource Management Area.
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