Big Bend Power Station
Big Bend Power Station is a major coal-fired power plant, located across Tampa Bay from Tampa, Florida, United States, on nearly 1,500 acres in southwestern Hillsborough County, close to Apollo Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: coal-fired power plant in Apollo Beach, Florida
- Also known as: “Big Bend Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Bay High School.
East Bay High School
School
East Bay High School is a public high school in Gibsonton, Florida, United States. It was chartered in 1957 on Big Bend Road in Gibsonton. The school's current facility was established in 1972 on a new campus adjacent to the east of the old one. East Bay High School is situated 2½ miles east of Big Bend Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apollo Beach and Adamsville.
Apollo Beach
Town
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Apollo Beach is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 14,055 at the 2010 census, up from 7,444 at the 2000 census.
Adamsville
Hamlet
Adamsville is a rural, unincorporated community in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida. It is a part of the census-designated place of Gibsonton. Adamsville is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Bend Power Station.
North Ruskin
Hamlet
North Ruskin is an unincorporated community located in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, north of Ruskin. It is part of the census-designated place of Apollo Beach. North Ruskin is situated 2 miles south of Big Bend Power Station.
Big Bend Power Station
Latitude
27.79385° or 27° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
-82.40238° or 82° 24′ 9″ westInception
February 1969Operator
Tampa ElectricOpen location code
76VVQHVX+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 95340240OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q4905098
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Big Bend Power Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Big Bend kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Big Bend kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Big Bend kullkraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Manatee Viewing Center and Big Bend Floating Solar I.
Nearby Places
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