Poe Substation

Poe Substation is an electrical substation in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Poe Substation is situated nearby to the fire station Boehringer - Ingelheim Chemicals Fire Brigade, as well as near Oakhurst Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Southside Regional Medical Center and Sacred Heart Church.

Southside Regional Medical Center

Hospital

Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center is a 300-bed hospital near the Petersburg, VA tri-cities, VA area. Southside Regional Medical Center is situated 1¼ miles south of Poe Substation.

Sacred Heart Church

Church

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Church of the Sacred Heart Parish, also known as Sacred Heart Parish of New Bohemia, is a Catholic church in unincorporated Prince George County, Virginia that was built in 1906. Sacred Heart Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Poe Substation.

Saint Josephs Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Nickmorgan2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

People's Memorial Cemetery, formerly known as Providence Cemetery, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Petersburg, Virginia. The cemetery was deeded in three sections: the first tract in 1840, the second tract was added in 1865, and the final acres were deeded about 1880. Saint Josephs Cemetery is situated 2½ miles northwest of Poe Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Bohemia and Pocahontas Island.

New Bohemia

Hamlet

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New Bohemia is an unincorporated community in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, along U.S. Route 460. It was also once known as Wells or Wells Station. New Bohemia is situated 2½ miles southeast of Poe Substation.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city. Pocahontas Island is situated 3½ miles northwest of Poe Substation.

Fort Lee

Village

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Fort Lee is a United States Army post mostly in unincorporated Prince George County, Virginia, and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, the U.S. Army Ordnance School, the U.S. Army Transportation School, the Army Sustainment University, Defense Contract Management Agency, and the U.S. Fort Lee is situated 3½ miles north of Poe Substation.

Poe Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.20001° or 37° 12′ north

Longitude

-77.35912° or 77° 21′ 33″ west

Operator

Virginia Electric and Power Company

Open location code

87946J2R+29

OpenStreetMap ID

way 81539967

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boehringer - Ingelheim Chemicals Fire Brigade and Oakhurst Park.

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