Harbel, Margibi County, Liberia
🇱🇷 Harbel is a town in Margibi County, Liberia. It lies along the Farmington River, about 15 miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean. It was named for the founder of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Harvey S. Firestone, and his wife, Idabelle. Since 1926, Harbel has been home to a massive natural rubber plantation which is still operated by the Firestone subsidiary of Bridgestone.
Roberts International Airport is 2 miles south-west of Harbel.
The Firestone hydroelectric power station is a hydroelectric power station in Liberia on the Farmington River. Built in 1942, it was the first power generating dam built in the country. Located in Harbel, Margibi County, it is operated by the Firestone Plantations Company.
The project has a generating capacity of 64 megawatts (86,000 hp) produced by four turbines. Initial construction was in order to supply power to a United States military facility in the area during World War II and to supply the city of Robertsfield. The plant was the only hydro power facility to remain intact during the Civil Wars.
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Locations Near: Harbel -10.3306,6.25854
🇱🇷 Kakata -10.35,6.517 d: 28.8
🇱🇷 Monrovia -10.805,6.311 d: 52.7
🇱🇷 Buchanan -10.033,5.867 d: 54.6
🇱🇷 Gbarnga -9.473,6.998 d: 125.4
🇸🇱 Bonthe -12.5,7.517 d: 277.3
🇱🇷 Barclayville -8.233,4.667 d: 291.9
Antipodal to: Harbel 169.669,-6.259
🇳🇿 Manukau 174.883,-1.019 d: 19194.2
🇰🇮 Tarawa 173.014,1.423 d: 19083.7
🇰🇮 South Tarawa 173.138,1.373 d: 19083.2
🇹🇻 Funafuti 179.131,-8.517 d: 18942
🇸🇧 Honiara 159.95,-9.433 d: 18887.9
🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 18730.4
🇲🇭 Delap-Uliga-Djarrit 171.367,7.117 d: 18516
🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 18495.8