Skiffes Creek Substation

Skiffes Creek Substation is an electrical substation in James City, Virginia. Skiffes Creek Substation is situated nearby to the prison Merrimac Juvenile Detention Center, as well as near Peninsula Regional Correction Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Pantheon.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

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Busch Gardens Williamsburg, formerly known as Busch Gardens Europe and Busch Gardens: The Old Country, is a theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Pantheon

Roller coaster

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Pantheon is a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia. Manufactured by Intamin, the roller coaster opened to park members on March 4, 2022 and features four launches, five airtime hills, and a 95-degree beyond vertical drop. Pantheon is situated 2½ miles northwest of Skiffes Creek Substation.

Apollo’s Chariot

Roller coaster

Photo: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0.

Apollo's Chariot is a steel roller coaster at the Busch Gardens Williamsburg amusement park in James City County, Virginia, United States. The ride was the first Hyper Coaster designed by Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard. Apollo’s Chariot is situated 2½ miles northwest of Skiffes Creek Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grove and Lee Hall.

Grove

Hamlet

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Grove is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Virginia Peninsula subregion of Virginia, United States. It is located in the center of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, communities linked by the Colonial Parkway.

Lee Hall

Quarter

Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.

Lee Hall is a community located in the extreme northern portion of the independent city of Newport News in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Lee Hall is situated 2½ miles southeast of Skiffes Creek Substation.

Lackey

Quarter

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Lackey was a small unincorporated community near Yorktown in York County, Virginia, United States, established primarily after the Civil War. Lackey is now extinct as the properties were bought by the federal government in 1918 for use as a naval military installation. Lackey is situated 3 miles east of Skiffes Creek Substation.

Skiffes Creek Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: James City, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.21606° or 37° 12′ 58″ north

Longitude

-76.60788° or 76° 36′ 28″ west

Operator

Virginia Electric and Power Company

Open location code

8795698R+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 729767306

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Merrimac Juvenile Detention Center and Peninsula Regional Correction Center.

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