| Waddle, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Waddle |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the 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: | Patton |
| 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: | 1109 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8339°N -77.9347°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1198307 |
Waddle is a populated place in Patton Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley.[1]
Waddle is at the foothills of the Bald Eagle Mountain. It is north of Grays Woods, west of Fillmore, south of Julian, and east of Skytop.[2] Buffalo Run, a tributary of Spring Creek, flows through the community.
Waddle is off of exit 68 Grays Woods/Waddle on Interstate 99.[3] Pennsylvania Route 550 locally known as Buffalo Run Road passes through Waddle.
In the 1880s Waddle grew as a railway town on the main line between Bellefonte and State College. The Bellefonte Central Railroad added lines from Waddle to the mines near Scotia. This allowed ore to be shipped straight to Bellefonte, as oppose to via Tyrone. In 1910 the McNitt-Huyett Lumber Company built a large sawmill in Waddle, connected to the pine barrens near Scotia.[4] Up until the construction of North Atherton Street and Skytop Mountain Road from Downtown State College to Martha's Furnace in 1932, the main road into Waddle from State College was a dirt road from College Heights.[5] Rail service between Waddle and State College ended in 1976.[6]