Oak Ridge
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Oak Ridge or Oakridge is the name of many places:
In the United Kingdom:
In the United States of America:
In Canada:
In the United Kingdom:
- Oakridge, GloucestershireOakridge, GloucestershireOakridge is a village in Gloucestershire, England. The parish church is St. Bartholomew's Church. It is just on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire....
, England - Oakridge, HampshireOakridge, HampshireOakridge is a village in Hampshire, England, and is located in the north of Basingstoke within the ringroad.-History:The area was built with mansionettes as part of the rapid expansion of Basingstoke....
, England
In the United States of America:
- Oak Ridge (California)Oak Ridge (California)Oak Ridge in Santa Clara County, California, is a ridge forming the east canyon wall of Arroyo Hondo, which drains into Calaveras Reservoir. Black Mountain is its highest point. The first known white settlers on Oak Ridge were the Parks family, who ran cattle on the ridge...
, a ridge in Santa Clara County - Oak Ridge, FloridaOak Ridge, FloridaOak Ridge is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,349 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, in Orange County - Oak Ridge, LouisianaOak Ridge, LouisianaOak Ridge is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bastrop Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Oak Ridge is located at ....
- Oak Ridge, MissouriOak Ridge, MissouriOak Ridge is a village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town...
- Oak Ridge, New York, a hamlet south of the village of Charleston, New YorkCharleston, New YorkCharleston is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,373 at the 2010 census.The Town of Charleston is on the south border of the county and is southwest of the City of Amsterdam....
- Oak Ridge, New JerseyOak Ridge, New JerseyOak Ridge is an unincorporated area within West Milford in Passaic County and Jefferson Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07438....
, a town - Oak Ridge, North CarolinaOak Ridge, North CarolinaOak Ridge is a town in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,988 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the US Census Bureau indicated that the population had risen to 6,185 . The Oak Ridge Military Academy, a private, coed, college-preparatory military boarding...
, a town in Guilford County- Oak Ridge Military AcademyOak Ridge Military Academy' is a college-preparatory military school in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina. The academy is located within the town limits of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, which is named after the school...
, a military college-preparatory school
- Oak Ridge Military Academy
- Oak Ridge, Stokes County, North CarolinaOak Ridge, Stokes County, North CarolinaOak Ridge is an unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, approximately four miles NNE of county seat Danbury, on North Carolina State Highway 704.Not to be confused with the Oak Ridge which is a town in Guilford County....
- Oakridge, OregonOakridge, OregonOakridge is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was estimated at 3,205 in 2010. It is located east of Westfir on Oregon Route 58, about east of Eugene, and southeast of Portland...
- Oak Ridge, a northward extension of Seminary RidgeSeminary RidgeSeminary Ridge is a dendritic ridge which was an area of Battle of Gettysburg engagements during the American Civil War and of military installations during World War II.-Geography:...
on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania - Oak Ridge, TennesseeOak Ridge, TennesseeOak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about west of Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 27,387 at the 2000 census...
, a city in East Tennessee- Oak Ridge Associated UniversitiesOak Ridge Associated UniversitiesOak Ridge Associated Universities is a consortium of American and British universities headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with an office in Washington, D.C., and staff at several other locations across the country.- History :...
- K-25K-25K-25 is a former uranium enrichment facility of the Manhattan Project which used the gaseous diffusion method. The plant is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on the southwestern end of the Oak Ridge Reservation.-History:...
, the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant - Oak Ridge Institute for Science and EducationOak Ridge Institute for Science and EducationThe Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is a U.S. Department of Energy institute headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee focusing on scientific initiatives to research health risks from occupational hazards, assess environmental cleanup, respond to radiation medical emergencies, support...
- Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
- ORACLE (computer)ORACLE (computer)The ORACLE or Oak Ridge Automatic Computer and Logical Engine, an early computer built by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was based on the IAS architecture developed by John von Neumann. As with all computers of its era, it was a one of a kind machine that could not exchange programs with other...
(Oak Ridge Automatic Computer and Logical Engine)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- Oakridge, TennesseeOakridge, TennesseeOakridge is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It should not be confused with the city of Oak Ridge in eastern Tennessee.-External links:*...
, an unincorporated place in Montgomery County - Oak Ridge, Cooke County, TexasOak Ridge, Cooke County, TexasOak Ridge is a town in Cooke County, Texas, United States. The population was 224 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Ridge is located at ....
- Oak Ridge, Kaufman County, TexasOak Ridge, Kaufman County, TexasOak Ridge is a town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. The population was 400 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Ridge is located at ....
- Oak Ridge North, TexasOak Ridge North, TexasOak Ridge North is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,991 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Ridge North is located at ....
(Montgomery County, Texas) - Oakridge, WisconsinOakridge, WisconsinOakridge is an unincorporated community in the town of Isabelle, Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
In Canada:
- Oakridge, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood
- Oakridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, a neighbourhood
- Oakridge, Toronto, Ontario, a neighbourhood
- Oak Ridges may refer to a number of places in Canada
Other
- The Oak Ridge BoysThe Oak Ridge BoysThe Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
, a U.S. country music band - Oak Ridge CemeteryOak Ridge CemeteryOak Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery located in Springfield, Illinois in the United States.Lincoln's Tomb, which serves as the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife and all but one of his children, is located at Oak Ridge...
in Springfield, Illinois - Oak Ridge Country Club in Hopkins, Minnesota
- Oak Ridge ObservatoryOak Ridge ObservatoryThe Oak Ridge Observatory, also known as the George R. Agassiz Station, is located at 42 Pinnacle Road, Harvard, Massachusetts, and was formerly operated by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as a facility of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory .The observatory was established in...
, astronomical observatory at Harvard University - USS Oak Ridge (ARDM-1)USS Oak Ridge (ARDM-1)USS Oak Ridge , was an suitable for docking destroyers, submarines and landing craft. Self-propelled but unable to cross the ocean under her own power, she was towed, in stages across the Pacific...
, a World War II U.S. naval vessel used as a floating dry dock - Oakridge Secondary SchoolOakridge Secondary SchoolOakridge Secondary School is one of the many government-operated High Schools in London, Ontario. Oakridge has over 1000 students and is located on Oxford Street in west London. Their nickname is the Oakridge Oaks and the school's colours are red, blue, and gold...
, a secondary school in London, Ontario - The Oakridge SchoolThe Oakridge SchoolThe Oakridge School is a private school located in Arlington, Texas, USA .It educates about 880 students in age groups Pre-K-12.-History:The Oakridge School is a coeducational, college preparatory school. The 2009–2010 enrollment totals 875 students in preschool through grade 12...
, a private K-12 school in Arlington, Texas