Overlook Heights, Pennsylvania
Overlook Heights, Pennsylvania | |
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  Overlook Heights Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania  Overlook Heights Overlook Heights (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′26.22″N 77°53′3.01″W / 40.8072833°N 77.8841694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | Ferguson |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16803 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1183139[1] |
Overlook Heights is a neighborhood and an unincorporated community in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley.
Geography
[edit]Overlook Heights borders Park Forest to the west of North Atherton Street, Vairo Boulevard in Patton Township to the north, and University Park to the east.[citation needed]
Parks and Recreation
[edit]Suburban Park serves the north side of Overlook Heights. The park was acquired by Ferguson Township in the late 1960s. It currently hosts a basketball court, tennis court, baseball field, pavilion, playground, and sledding hill.[2]
Overlook Heights is also connected to the Penn State Arboretum and the Bellefonte Central Railroad rail trail via a path that stems from the corner of Clinton Avenue and Curtin Street.[3]
Overlook Heights Biological Diversity Area
[edit]The neighborhood is a part of the Overlook Heights BDA due to a population of a serviceberry (Amelanchier humilis).[4] The plant is endangered[5] and at risk of being damaged or removed.
Transportation
[edit]Buses
[edit]Overlook Heights is served by the Atherton Street Connector and Vairo bus routes operated by CATA with stops at North Atherton and North Hills, and North Atherton and Denton Avenue.[6]
Streets
[edit]U.S. Route 322 Business passes along Overlook Heights.
Several Overlook Heights residents have raised concerns about traffic and pedestrian safety. There are few sidewalks or traffic lights.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Overlook Heights, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Suburban Park". www.twp.ferguson.pa.us. August 28, 2019.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "CENTRE COUNTY NATURAL HERITAGE INVENTORY" (PDF). www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us. December 31, 2002.
- ^ "Ohio Department of Natural Resources RARE NATIVE OHIO PLANTS 2022-23 Status List" (PDF). dam.assets.ohio.gov.
- ^ "myStop". realtime.catabus.com.
- ^ Michael, Jacob (September 10, 2024). "Concept plan presented for proposed Ferguson Township Wawa. Residents still have concerns". Centre Daily Times.
