Bear Island Substation

Bear Island Substation is an electrical substation in Hanover, Virginia. Bear Island Substation is situated nearby to the hamlet Dawn, Virginia, as well as near the locality Haleys Corner.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kings Dominion and Pantherian.

Kings Dominion

Theme park

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Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles north of Richmond and 75 miles south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the 280-acre park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, featuring over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre water park. Kings Dominion is situated 1¼ miles north of Bear Island Substation.

Pantherian

Roller coaster

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Pantherian is a steel roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States. The ride was manufactured by Intamin and opened to the public on April 2, 2010. Pantherian is situated 1¼ miles north of Bear Island Substation.

Flight of Fear

Roller coaster

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Flight of Fear is the name of two identical enclosed roller coasters located at Kings Island and Kings Dominion amusement parks. Built and designed by Premier Rides, they were the world's first launched roller coasters to feature linear induction motor technology. Flight of Fear is situated 1½ miles north of Bear Island Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doswell and Dawn, Virginia.

Doswell

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Doswell is an unincorporated community in Hanover County in the Central Region of the U.S. state of Virginia. Originally called Hanover Junction, it was located on the Virginia Central Railroad at a crossing of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a north–south route.

Dawn, Virginia

Hamlet

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Dawn is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located at the intersection of US 301 / SR 2 and SR 30, roughly east of Doswell, north of Hanover, west of Central Garage, and south of Bowling Green. Dawn, Virginia is situated 4 miles east of Bear Island Substation.