Cato, Pennsylvania

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Cato, Pennsylvania
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Cato Park
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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Cato Park
Cato Park (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°45′51.9″N77°52′40.5″W / 40.764417°N 77.877917°W / 40.764417; -77.877917
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Centre
Township Ferguson
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16801

Cato (also Cato Park) is a neighborhood, an unincorporated community, and an office park in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley.

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Offices and Businesses

Cato is home to several offices, restaurants, and businesses including the Ferguson Township Municipal Building, Ferguson Township Police Department, Centre Area Transportation Authority, and multiple buildings belonging to the Pennsylvania State University including the Cato Park Library Annex, and two facilities belonging to the Department of Defense funded Applied Research Laboratory. [1]

Transportation

Cato Park is served by the College Avenue Connector operated by CATA. [2]

Pennsylvania Route 26 passes along Cato.

Cato is connected to Orchard Park via the CATO/Stonebridge Bikeway and Haymarket Park via the Bristol Avenue Path. The neighborhood also has an unprotected bike lane along Whitehall Rd. [3]

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References

  1. Rushton, Geoff (November 18, 2019). "Penn State to Acquire Building in Ferguson Township for ARL Program". StateCollege.com.
  2. "myStop". realtime.catabus.com.
  3. "Shared Use Paths". www.twp.ferguson.pa.us.