Haw Ridge
Haw Ridge is a ridge in Anderson, Tennessee and has an elevation of 1,047 feet. Haw Ridge is situated nearby to the neighborhood Oak Hills Estates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,047 feet
- Description: ridge in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
- Also known as: “Pine Ridge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include X-10 Graphite Reactor and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
X-10 Graphite Reactor
Protected area
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The X-10 Graphite Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, it was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor and the first intended for continuous operation. X-10 Graphite Reactor is situated 2 miles southwest of Haw Ridge.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1943, the laboratory is sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administered by UT–Battelle, LLC. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is situated 1½ miles southwest of Haw Ridge.
Spallation Neutron Source
Research institute
The Spallation Neutron Source is an accelerator-based neutron source facility in the U.S. that provides the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.
Oak Ridge
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Oak Ridge is a city in Tennessee. Oak Ridge was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In Oak Ridge, thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Robertsville
Hamlet
Robertsville was a farming community in Anderson County, Tennessee, that was disbanded in 1942 when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Robertsville is situated 5 miles north of Haw Ridge.
Hardin Valley
Suburb
Hardin Valley is a suburban unincorporated community in west Knox County, Tennessee, United States. It is about 15.5 miles west of downtown Knoxville. Hardin Valley is situated 5 miles east of Haw Ridge.
Haw Ridge
- Category: landform
- Location: Anderson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Haw Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Haw Ridge”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oak Hills Estates and Scarboro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bethel Cemetery and Douglas Chapel Cemetery.
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