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.- 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 Spallation Neutron Source.
X-10 Graphite Reactor
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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.
Multiprogram Research Facility
Office
The Multiprogram Research Facility is a facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It is used by the U.S. National Security Agency to design and build supercomputers for cryptanalysis and other classified projects. Multiprogram Research Facility is situated 2 miles west of Haw Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.
Oak Ridge
Photo: AdamBSimpson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- Categories: mountain ridge and landform
- Location: Anderson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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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.
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Highlights include Bethel Cemetery and Douglas Chapel Cemetery.
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