Spike Island, Pennsylvania | |
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  Spike Island Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania  Spike Island Spike Island (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′38.21″N 78°16′6.05″W / 40.8439472°N 78.2683472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | Rush |
| Elevation | 1,506 ft (459 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16666 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1188174[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
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spike Island, Centre County, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Centre County Baseball League Schedules". Centre County Baseball League. 2024.
- ^ "Spike Island Pirates". Centre County Baseball League. 2017.
- ^ Morelli, Chris (November 15, 2024). "Passion for the Game: Centre County Baseball League Stands the Test of Time". StateCollege.com.
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