Savannah River Site
The Savannah River Site (SRS), formerly the Savannah River Plant, is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) industrial complex located in South Carolina, United States, on land in Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties adjacent to the Savannah River. It lies 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The site was built during the 1950s to produce plutonium and tritium for nuclear weapons. It covers 310 square miles (800 km2) and employs more than 10,000 people.
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| Designation | National Forest |
| Managed by | U.S. Forest Service |
| States | South Carolina, Georgia |
| Size | 198,068 acres (Forest Service administrative boundary (gis_acres)) |
| Forest Service code | 0836, region 08 |
| Center point | 33.2539, -81.6269 |
| Night sky | Some glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 51) |
Boundary map
Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees
The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.
Weather by month
Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.
This unit has no confirmed official page or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and states above come from the agency layer.
Checked nightly. Sections appear when the sources fill in.
Explore
Nearby on the other atlases
- 14.6 miOld Medical College Building ↗National Historic Landmark
- 14.7 miWilson, Woodrow, Boyhood Home ↗National Historic Landmark
- 4.4 miGirard Elementary School ↗Girard, GA
- 4.5 miAshley--Willis House ↗Williston, SC
- 4.7 miColding--Walker House ↗Appleton, SC
- 5.7 miGeorgia Welcome Center ↗Sylvania, GA
- 6.2 miBethlehem Baptist Church ↗Barnwell, SC
- 6.3 miChurch of the Holy Apostles Rectory ↗Barnwell, SC
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Savannah River Site?
198,068 acres.
Source: Forest Service boundary data
Who manages Savannah River Site?
The U.S. Forest Service.
Source: U.S. Forest Service
What state is Savannah River Site in?
The boundary crosses South Carolina and Georgia.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Savannah River Site?
A point inside the boundary is at 33.254, -81.627. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Forest Service
How dark is the night sky at Savannah River Site?
NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 51 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, some glow on the horizon.
Source: NASA Black Marble
Are there historic places near Savannah River Site?
55 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Old Medical College Building and Wilson, Woodrow, Boyhood Home.
Source: Register Atlas
Sources
- Boundary, name, acreage and code: the Forest Service Enterprise Data Warehouse.
- States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
- Description: Savannah River Site on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
- Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
- Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, matched by forest code.
- Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
- Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.