\begin{center}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
            \draw[step = 0.5cm, gray, very thin] (-3.25, -3.25) grid (3.25, 0.25);
            
            \node[cooling tower, scale = 1] (Bempty) at (-1.5, -2.0) {};
            \node[anchor = south] at (0, 0.25) {\textbf{\textbackslash node[cooling tower, scale = 1]}};
            \node[cooling tower, scale = 1] (B) at (1.5, -2.0) {};
            \node[cross] at (B.center) {};
            \node[anchor = south west, font = \tiny] at (B.center) {C};
            \node[cross] at (B.east) {};
            \node[anchor = west, font = \tiny] at (B.east) {E};
            \node[cross] at (B.west) {};
            \node[anchor = east, font = \tiny] at (B.west) {W};
            \node[cross] at (B.north) {};
            \node[anchor = south, font = \tiny] at (B.north) {N};
            \node[cross] at (B.south) {};
            \node[anchor = north, font = \tiny] at (B.south) {S};

            \node[cross] at (B.northeast) {};
            \node[anchor = west, font = \tiny] at (B.northeast) {NE};
            \node[cross] at (B.near northeast) {};
            \node[anchor = south west, font = \tiny] at (B.near northeast) {nNE};

            \node[cross] at (B.southeast) {};
            \node[anchor = north west, font = \tiny] at (B.southeast) {SE};
            % \node[cross] at (B.near southeast) {};
            % \node[anchor = west, font = \tiny] at (B.near southeast) {nSE};

            \node[cross] at (B.northwest) {};
            \node[anchor = east, font = \tiny] at (B.northwest) {NW};
            \node[cross] at (B.near northwest) {};
            \node[anchor = south east, font = \tiny] at (B.near northwest) {nNW};

            \node[cross] at (B.southwest) {};
            \node[anchor = north east, font = \tiny] at (B.southwest) {SW};
            % \node[cross] at (B.near southwest) {};
            % \node[anchor = east, font = \tiny] at (B.near southwest) {nSW};
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}