Skytop, Centre County, Pennsylvania Explained

Skytop, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Sky Top
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
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1378
Coordinates:40.8306°N -77.9658°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:16803
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1180556

Skytop is a neighborhood and an unincorporated community in Patton Township and Huston Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is partially in Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley, and partially in the Bald Eagle Valley.

Geography

The neighborhood lies atop the Bald Eagle Ridge locally known as Skytop Mountain. The Skytop wind gap has been a route of passage between the Nittany and Bald Eagle Valleys originally traversed by the first inhabitants of the valleys,[1] currently being utilized by Interstate 99 and Skytop Mountain Road.[2] Skytop is north of Gray's Woods, east of Stormstown, west of Waddle, and south of Steel Hollow, Bald Eagle Creek, and Martha Furnace.

Skytop is home to the Skytop Mountain Golf Club, Skytop Machine & Tool, and Sky Top Chiropractor among other homes, businesses, and farms.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Linn, John Blair. 1833. Centre and Clinton Counties.
  2. Web site: Geological Report on the Skytop Road Cuts . 2008-01-26 . Gold, David P. . Doden, Arnold G. . amp . Geosciences: Feature Article. Pennsylvania State University College of Earth and Mineral Sciences .