Oregon Camp
Oregon Camp is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Kinton Knob stands 779 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is King Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 24 miles off.
CCC camp used as CO camp and German POW camp
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 24.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- King Knob: 2.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.7 mi
- Fisher Point: 3.0 mi
- Harbor Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Kimber Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Cooper Sawmill Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Lions Park: 11.8 mi
- Tenley Park: 11.8 mi
- Sports Fields: 11.9 mi
- Stonerstown Recreational Park: 12.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.8 mi
- Diehl Spring: 11.0 mi
- Sand Spring: 12.2 mi
- Oak Spring: 12.4 mi
- Richmond Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 2.6 mi
- 0-6-0 Locomotive: 10.9 mi
- Everett Area Honor Roll: 11.5 mi
- Post Office and General Store: 15.7 mi
- Captain Phillips' Rangers Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Crawford's Museum & Gift Shop: 5.8 mi
- Friends of the East Broad Top: 9.4 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 18.6 mi
- Rockhill Trolley Museum: 18.7 mi
- Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed: 18.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 7.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 10.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 18.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 97: 18.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 21.8 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- The Little Point: 7.6 mi
- The Lockings: 20.2 mi
- Old Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- The Igloo: 11.6 mi
- IRON: 19.0 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.0 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 24.1 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 12.2 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 19.6 mi
- Aitch: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Oregon Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinton Knob | W 263° | 779 m | 21.6 mi |
| Coot Hill | NW 313° | 757 m | 12.1 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 122° | 740 m | 13.2 mi |
| Clarks Knob | E 90° | 709 m | 21.2 mi |
| Butler Knob | NNE 30° | 708 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pulpit Hill | NW 324° | 707 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 176° | 702 m | 2.7 mi |
| Fisher Point | SSE 160° | 701 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11123390929
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 20 mi
- Hancock · 24 mi
- Chambersburg · 27 mi
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