Locks Substation
Locks Substation is an electrical substation in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Locks Substation is situated nearby to Elm Street Baptist Church, as well as near the village Ettrick.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ettrick-Matoaca Library and Central State Hospital.
Ettrick-Matoaca Library
Library
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Ettrick-Matoaca Library is situated 3,600 feet north of Locks Substation.
Central State Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Central State Hospital, originally known as the Central Lunatic Asylum, is a psychiatric hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. It was the first institution in the country for "colored persons of unsound mind". Central State Hospital is situated 1 mile southwest of Locks Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ettrick and Matoaca.
Ettrick
Village
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station.
Matoaca
Village
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Matoaca is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Pamunkey princess Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". Matoaca is situated 2 miles west of Locks 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 2½ miles northeast of Locks Substation.
Locks Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.22203° or 37° 13′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.44304° or 77° 26′ 35″ westOperator
Virginia Electric and Power CompanyOpen location code
87946HC4+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 81543757
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Highlights include Elm Street Baptist Church and Namozine Volunteer Fire Department.
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