Reading Anthracite Substation

Reading Anthracite Substation is an electrical substation in Township of New Castle, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Reading Anthracite Substation is situated near Flowery Field Cemetery, as well as near Queen of the Universe Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church and Charles Baber Cemetery.

Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church

Church

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Mary Queen of Peace Church, Pottsville is a historic Roman Catholic church located at 730 North Centre Street in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The current structure was built in 1929 and reopened on September 22, 2025, as a Catholic chapel within the Diocese of Allentown. Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Reading Anthracite Substation.

Charles Baber Cemetery

Cemetery

Charles Baber Cemetery is a cemetery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The Cemetery is situated on 25 acres of central Pottsville, between 12th and 16th Street. Charles Baber Cemetery is situated 2 miles south of Reading Anthracite Substation.

Pottsville Area High School

School

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Pottsville Area High School is a coeducational public high school located in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pottsville Area School District and is the largest public high school in Schuylkill County. Pottsville Area High School is situated 2 miles south of Reading Anthracite Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Clair and Pottsville.

St. Clair

Town

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St. Clair is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, St. Clair had a population of 2,745. It is located 2 mi north of Pottsville in the southern Coal Region.

Pottsville

Pottsville is a city and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Mechanicsville

Village

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Mechanicsville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Part of the Pottsville Area School District, it lies between Pottsville and Port Carbon. Mechanicsville is situated 2 miles southeast of Reading Anthracite Substation.

Reading Anthracite Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Township of New Castle, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.71217° or 40° 42′ 44″ north

Longitude

-76.21018° or 76° 12′ 37″ west

Open location code

87G5PQ6Q+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 795028001

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Flowery Field Cemetery and Queen of the Universe Cemetery.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: New Castle Township Veterans Memorial and Peterson Auto.

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