American Museum of Science and Energy
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American Museum of Science and Energy is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is A.K.Bissell Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 15 miles off.
The story
The American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) 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. The focus of the museum is on technology; the nearby Oak Ridge History Museum concentrates more on the social impacts of the Manhattan Project on the town of Oak Ridge.
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Dates from 1949.
Wikidata Q4744476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- A.K.Bissell Park: 0.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.7 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 0.8 mi
- Carl Yearwood Park: 1.1 mi
- Scarboro Park: 1.1 mi
- Fanny Knob: 2.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.0 mi
- Rainy Knob: 4.1 mi
- Big Butte: 5.2 mi
- Grave Hill: 6.0 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 0.5 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 3.7 mi
- The Clinton 12 – Walking into History: 8.8 mi
- Magnet Mills: 9.1 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 9.5 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 0.7 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 1.3 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 5.6 mi
- Green McAdoo Cultural Center: 8.8 mi
- K-25 History Center: 9.6 mi
- Bull Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 6.7 mi
- River Ridge: 13.6 mi
- Keller Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Massengil Spring: 8.5 mi
- Herron Spring: 9.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 13.1 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hardin Spring: 14.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.3 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 17.6 mi
- Grow Lab: 18.1 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 18.2 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Aspire: 9.0 mi
- Abandoned Train: 11.9 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 17.3 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 18.8 mi
- Caboose: 19.2 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 21.6 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 21.7 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 21.9 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Wheat: 8.6 mi
- Fork Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Montgomery: 21.4 mi
- Loyston: 24.3 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 18.7 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 18.7 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 19.7 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 23.8 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 12.1 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 17.8 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 21.9 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 15.2 mi
- Debord Falls: 15.3 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of American Museum of Science and Energy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | N 5° | 1,075 m | 12.9 mi |
| The Flag Pole | N 5° | 1,075 m | 12.9 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | N 0° | 1,027 m | 11.8 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | NW 306° | 1,013 m | 11.2 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,008 m | 10.8 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NW 312° | 1,007 m | 14.2 mi |
| Squire Knob | NW 310° | 1,002 m | 14.8 mi |
| Frozen Head | WNW 304° | 1,001 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2635798510
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