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Places near Oak Ridge by type
All 235 places by distance →One day from Oak Ridge
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:51 pm
64 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Oak Ridge
- University of Tennessee Arboretum at Oak Ridgenature spot · 2 hrs
- Cherokee Caverncave · 1 hrs
- Melton Hill Damhill · 45 min
- X-10 Graphite Reactor Facility (Bldg. 3001)nature spot · 2 hrs
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant)heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Oak Ridge
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Oak Ridge?
International Friendship Bell (heritage site, about 1 km), University of Tennessee Arboretum at Oak Ridge (nature spot, about 6 km), Cherokee Cavern (cave, about 12 km), X-10 Graphite Reactor Facility (Bldg. 3001) (nature spot, about 13 km), K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant) (heritage site, about 17 km), Melton Hill Dam (hill, about 18 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Oak Ridge?
171 places on Spotwander: 60 hill stations & viewpoints, 29 forts & heritage, 25 churches, 20 parks, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Oak Ridge?
Fanny Knob, about 5 km by road; Pilot Knob (8 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Oak Ridge?
International Friendship Bell, about 1 km by road; Freels Farm Mounds (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Oak Ridge?
Start in Oak Ridge, visit University of Tennessee Arboretum at Oak Ridge, then Cherokee Cavern, then Melton Hill Dam, then X-10 Graphite Reactor Facility (Bldg. 3001), then K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant), and drive back — about 64 km by road in all.