Oregon Ridge sits at 619 feet on the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway, with the land dropping 294 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. The view faces 60°, roughly toward sunrise, oriented 30 degrees off square to that direction. Nearby, at 0.3 to 0.4 miles north-northeast, are the Dinner Theatre, Timber Tent, and Pecos Tent features, sitting lower at elevations between 371 and 400 feet. Farther out to the east-northeast and east-southeast lie Setters Formation (1.8 mi), Warren Place Park (2.4 mi), Glenmoore Local Open Space (2.7 mi), Willowbrook Local Open Space (3.1 mi), and Warren Manor Local Open Space (3.2 mi), the last reaching 551 feet. Phoenix Overlook, a viewpoint, is visible 3.3 miles to the east-northeast at 415 feet. The overlook is part of Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, Maryland, a 1,043-acre park managed by the Baltimore County Recreation and Parks department, with entrances on the Lodge side and near the Oregon Ridge Nature Center. Baltimore lies 14.1 miles south-southeast, Columbia 21.0 miles south-southwest, and Germantown 37.6 miles southwest. The next lookout along the byway is Gasline Cut.
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This overlook faces sunrise — 30° off square to it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 19:19 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:38 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 19:06 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:47 | 16:04 |
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Oregon Ridge Park is a 1,043-acre (4.22 km2) park in Cockeysville, Maryland. This park is run by the Baltimore County Recreation and Parks department. The park has two entrances, one for the Lodge side, and the other for the Oregon Ridge Nature Center.
Oregon Ridge sits at about 619 feet (189 m).
From Oregon Ridge: Dinner Theatre (NNE, 0.3 mi); Timber Tent (NNE, 0.3 mi); Pecos Tent (NNE, 0.4 mi); Setters Formation (ENE, 1.8 mi).
Sunrise. The land falls away from Oregon Ridge toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.
Baltimore, 14 miles SSE of Oregon Ridge.
Gasline Cut is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Oregon Ridge.
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