Owings Ridge Flood Plain
Owings Ridge Flood Plain is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Suburbia Local Open Space, a park 0.2 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Drainage and Utility
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baltimore County Department of Public Works
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Falls Road
- 11.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.9 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gasline Cut · 6 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 7 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 7 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Suburbia Local Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Summer Woods Local Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Kendig Mill Station Local Open Space: 0.5 mi
- High Falcon: 0.5 mi
- Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Suburbia: 0.2 mi
- Mid-Falcon: 0.3 mi
- Suburbia: 0.4 mi
- Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation: 0.5 mi
- Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation: 0.5 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 2.6 mi
- John McDonogh Monument: 3.2 mi
- Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Fort Garrison: 5.3 mi
- The Old Court Road: 5.6 mi
- Ground Play: 5.4 mi
- Tiger: 6.2 mi
- Uno y Dos: 6.6 mi
- Uno y Dos: 6.7 mi
- The Passage: 7.9 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 5.8 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 6.3 mi
- System Source Computer Museum: 7.7 mi
- National Electronics Museum: 7.7 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 9.5 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 6.2 mi
- Kids Garden: 6.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.7 mi
- Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 2.0 mi
- Raven's Logo: 3.5 mi
- The Cloisters: 6.8 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 7.0 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 8.5 mi
- The Bunker: 5.2 mi
- Ivy Hill: 6.5 mi
- Oregon Ridge: 6.7 mi
- Dover Hill: 6.9 mi
- Abell Ridge: 8.8 mi
- Nordic Grove: 7.0 mi
- Timber Tent: 7.0 mi
- Pecos Tent: 7.0 mi
- Pickall Area: 9.3 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 9.9 mi
- Setters Formation: 8.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 12.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.1 mi
- \: 12.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 7.8 mi
- Round Falls: 11.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.3 mi
- Marble Springs: 13.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 23.9 mi
- Daniels: 8.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 21.2 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Miami Beach: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owings Ridge Flood Plain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NNW 340° | 344 m | 20.2 mi |
| Beecher Hill | N 350° | 324 m | 20.8 mi |
| Saubel Hill | N 359° | 277 m | 22.8 mi |
| Spook Hill | NNE 16° | 233 m | 14.2 mi |
| Ivy Hill | ENE 77° | 200 m | 6.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | ENE 59° | 191 m | 6.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | S 181° | 169 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 283° | 157 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/661065799
Day trips start here
- Owings Mills · 2 mi
- Pikesville · 6 mi
- Cockeysville · 9 mi
- Timonium · 9 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 10 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 10 mi
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