Oak Ridge Children's Museum
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Oak Ridge Children's Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland View Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 15 miles off.
The story
The Children's Museum of Oak Ridge (abbreviated as CMOR) is a non-profit children's museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States, that provides museum exhibits and educational programs.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1973.
Wikidata Q5098179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Highland View Park: 0.1 mi
- A.K.Bissell Park: 1.0 mi
- Lasalle Park: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Square Tennis Courts: 1.7 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 1.8 mi
- Fanny Knob: 3.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.8 mi
- Big Butte: 4.0 mi
- Grave Hill: 5.1 mi
- Rainy Knob: 5.2 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 0.9 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 3.4 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 9.1 mi
- The Clinton 12 – Walking into History: 9.2 mi
- K-33: 9.4 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 0.8 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 1.3 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 4.3 mi
- Green McAdoo Cultural Center: 9.2 mi
- K-25 History Center: 9.3 mi
- Bull Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 7.5 mi
- River Ridge: 13.7 mi
- Keller Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Massengil Spring: 7.6 mi
- Herron Spring: 10.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 13.0 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 14.9 mi
- Hardin Spring: 14.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.5 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 18.8 mi
- Grow Lab: 19.4 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 19.5 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Aspire: 9.5 mi
- Abandoned Train: 10.7 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 17.3 mi
- Caboose: 19.7 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 20.0 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 22.8 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 23.0 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 23.1 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Wheat: 8.2 mi
- Fork Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Montgomery: 20.1 mi
- Loyston: 24.6 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 13.2 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 17.1 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 21.3 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 19.9 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 20.0 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 20.9 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 13.9 mi
- Debord Falls: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Oak Ridge Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flag Pole | N 11° | 1,075 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cross Mountain | N 11° | 1,075 m | 12.3 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | N 6° | 1,027 m | 11.1 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | NW 306° | 1,013 m | 9.9 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,008 m | 9.8 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NW 312° | 1,007 m | 12.9 mi |
| Squire Knob | NW 311° | 1,002 m | 13.5 mi |
| Frozen Head | WNW 303° | 1,001 m | 12.5 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2635855829
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