Gordonsville Substation
Gordonsville Substation is an electrical substation in Albemarle, Virginia. Gordonsville Substation is situated nearby to the reservoir Happy Creek Lake, as well as near the hamlet Lindsay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Exchange Hotel and Baker–Strickler House.
Exchange Hotel
Museum
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The Exchange Hotel in Gordonsville, Virginia, was built in 1860 for Richard F. Omohundro next to an important railroad junction, when the Exchange Hotel offered a welcome stopping place for weary passengers on the Virginia Central Railroad. Exchange Hotel is situated 2 miles east of Gordonsville Substation.
Baker–Strickler House
House
Baker–Strickler House, also known as May's Place, is a historic home located at Gordonsville, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built about 1856, and is a two-story, three-bay frame I-house dwelling in the Greek Revival style. Baker–Strickler House is situated 1 mile east of Gordonsville Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gordonsville and Lindsay.
Gordonsville
Village
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Gordonsville is a town in Orange County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. Located approximately 19 miles northeast of Charlottesville and 65 miles northwest of Richmond, the population was 1,402 at the 2020 census. Gordonsville is situated 2 miles east of Gordonsville Substation.
Lindsay
Hamlet
Lindsay is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Lindsay is situated 3 miles southwest of Gordonsville Substation.
Barboursville
Village
Barboursville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Orange County, Virginia, United States. It is the birthplace of renowned American military commander and president Zachary Taylor. Barboursville is situated 4½ miles northwest of Gordonsville Substation.
Gordonsville Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Albemarle, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.12662° or 38° 7′ 36″ northLongitude
-78.22151° or 78° 13′ 17″ westOperator
Virginia Electric and Power CompanyOpen location code
87C34QGH+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 97721028
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