Y-12 Substation
Y-12 Substation is an electrical substation in Anderson, Tennessee. Y-12 Substation is situated nearby to the cemetery New Hope Cemetary, as well as near the hamlet Robertsville.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 1½ miles north of Y-12 Substation.
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 2 miles northwest of Y-12 Substation.
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 2 miles northwest of Y-12 Substation.
Solway
Suburb
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Solway is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. The United States Geographic Names System classifies Solway as a populated place. Solway is situated 4 miles east of Y-12 Substation.
Y-12 Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Anderson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.99237° or 35° 59′ 33″ northLongitude
-84.24789° or 84° 14′ 52″ westOperator
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLCOpen location code
867QXQR2+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 188755860
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Hope Cemetary and Ridgeview Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as City of Oak Ridge Central Services Complex and New Hope Center (US DOE).
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