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Spike Island, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°50′38.21″N 78°16′6.05″W / 40.8439472°N 78.2683472°W / 40.8439472; -78.2683472
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Spike Island, Pennsylvania
Spike Island is located in Pennsylvania
Spike Island
Spike Island
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Spike Island is located in the United States
Spike Island
Spike Island
Spike Island (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°50′38.21″N 78°16′6.05″W / 40.8439472°N 78.2683472°W / 40.8439472; -78.2683472
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCentre
TownshipRush
Elevation
1,506 ft (459 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16666
GNIS feature ID1188174[1]

Spike Island is a hamlet and an unincorporated community in Rush Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Philipsburg-Osceola School District, and the Pennsylvania Wilds. The hamlet is south of Osceola Mills, Clearfield County and the Moshannon Creek, west of Trout Run, and north of Penn Five.

The Spike Island Pirates, a local baseball team, represent the hamlet, although the team plays at the Philipsburg High School.[2] The team is a part of the Centre County Baseball League, Pennsylvania’s oldest amateur baseball league,[3] which began in 1932.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spike Island, Centre County, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ "Centre County Baseball League Schedules". Centre County Baseball League. 2024.
  3. ^ "Spike Island Pirates". Centre County Baseball League. 2017.
  4. ^ Morelli, Chris (November 15, 2024). "Passion for the Game: Centre County Baseball League Stands the Test of Time". StateCollege.com.