Subestação de Lagoa

Subestação de Lagoa is an electrical substation in Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro District. Subestação de Lagoa is situated near the peak Pias, as well as near Zona Húmida das Alagoas Brancas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mexilhoeira halt and Church of Saint James the Great.

Mexilhoeira halt

Railway station

Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mexilhoeira is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It is part of the section from Silves to Ferragudo, which opened on 15 February 1903. Mexilhoeira halt is situated 3½ km northwest of Subestação de Lagoa.

Church of Saint James the Great

Church

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of Saint James the Great is the principal church, in the civil parish of Estômbar in the municipality of Lagoa in the Algarve. Situated in the heart of the town, the church was consecrated to the invocation of Saint James, son of Zebedee. Church of Saint James the Great is situated 3½ km northwest of Subestação de Lagoa.

Estômbar-Lagoa railway station

Railway stop

Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Estômbar-Lagoa railway station is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Lagoa Municipality and is located in Estômbar, Portugal. It opened on 15 February 1903. Estômbar-Lagoa railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Subestação de Lagoa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carvoeiro and Estômbar.

Carvoeiro

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carvoeiro is a village in Algarve. Carvoeiro, or more commonly known as Praia de Carvoeiro, is a Portuguese civil parish/freguesia in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa, about 5 km south of the city.

Estômbar

Town

Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 3½ km northwest of Subestação de Lagoa.

Ferragudo

Town

Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality. Ferragudo is situated 4½ km west of Subestação de Lagoa.

Subestação de Lagoa

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.11905° or 37° 7′ 9″ north

Longitude

-8.46772° or 8° 28′ 4″ west

Operator

E-REDES

Open location code

8C9H4G9J+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 749720779

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pias and Parque Bairro Mun. Jacinto Correia.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: ETAR da Boavista and Casa Azul Oasis.

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Worth a closer look: Faro and Portimão.

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