Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge is a meteorological station in Tennessee, South. Oak Ridge is situated nearby to the hamlet Robertsville, as well as near Elza.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include American Museum of Science and Energy and Oak Ridge High School.
American Museum of Science and Energy
Museum
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The American Museum of Science and Energy is a science museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, designed to teach children and adults about energy, especially nuclear power, and to document the role Oak Ridge played in the Manhattan Project. American Museum of Science and Energy is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge High School
School
Oak Ridge High School is the public high school for Oak Ridge, Tennessee, enrolling grades 9 through 12. It was established in 1943 to educate the children of Manhattan Project workers. Oak Ridge High School is situated 1½ miles west of Oak 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 2½ miles west of Oak Ridge.
Elza
Hamlet
Elza was a community in Anderson County, Tennessee, that existed before 1942, when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Elza is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge
- Type: Meteorological station
- Location: Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.02278° or 36° 1′ 22″ northLongitude
-84.23333° or 84° 14′ westElevation
915 feet (279 metres)ICAO airport code
KOQTOpen location code
868Q2QF8+4MGeoNames ID
6298819
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