ORAU

ORAU is an office building in , . ORAU is situated nearby to the university , as well as near the arts center .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include American Museum of Science and Energy and Oak Ridge High School.

Museum
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The is a science museum in , designed to teach children and adults about energy, especially nuclear power, and to document the role Oak Ridge played in the Manhattan Project. is situated 2,500 feet northeast of ORAU.

School
is the public high school for , enrolling grades 9 through 12. It was established in 1943 to educate the children of Manhattan Project workers. is situated 2,100 feet north of ORAU.

Social service facility
Photo: doe-oakridge, Public domain.
The , originally known as The Guest House and now the Alexander Guest House, is a historic building in that was built during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors and that later was used as a hotel. is situated 1½ miles northeast of ORAU.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.

Photo: AdamBSimpson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in . was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In , thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

Hamlet
was a farming community in , that was disbanded in 1942 when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in . is in the valley of , between to the northeast and to the southwest. is south of . is situated 4 miles north of ORAU.

ORAU

Latitude
36.00986° or 36° 0′ 36″ north
Longitude
-84.26034° or 84° 15′ 37″ west
Open location code
868Q2P5Q+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 308672651
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
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