| Overlook Heights, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Overlook Heights |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Centre |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ferguson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8073°N -77.8842°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 16803 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1183139 |
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. 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.[1]
Development of Overlook Heights as a single family residential neighborhood began in the 1950s.[2] While Northland developed as a dense commercial hub with townhomes, apartments, and shopping centers, Overlook Heights remains as mostly single-family detached homes.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
The neighborhood is a part of the Overlook Heights BDA due to a population of a serviceberry (Amelanchier humilis).[6] The plant is endangered[7] and at risk of being damaged or removed.
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.[8]
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.[9]