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Fish

* Blue pike or
blue walleye The blue walleye (''Sander vitreus'' var. ''glaucus''), also called the blue pike, was a unique Polymorphism (biology), color morph (formerly considered a subspecies) of walleye which was Endemism, endemic to the Great Lakes of North America. mor ...
, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' *
Ctenoluciidae The Ctenoluciidae (meaning "comb light family"), also known as pike-characins, are a small family of freshwater fishes from Panama and South America. They have elongated, pike-like bodies, and several sharp and conical teeth. They are relativel ...
, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''
Esox ''Esox'' is a genus of freshwater fish commonly known as pike or pickerel. It is the type genus of the family Esocidae. The type species of the genus is ''Esox lucius'', the northern pike. ''Esox'' has been present in Laurentia (which later ...
'', genus of pikes **
Northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus '' Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a ...
, common northern hemisphere pike * Mackerel pike or
Pacific saury The Pacific saury (''Cololabis saira'') is a member of the family Scomberesocidae. Saury is a seafood in several East Asian cuisines and is also known by the name mackerel pike. Biology Saury is a fish with a small mouth, an elongated body, ...
, a fish popular in east Asian cuisine * Walleyed pike or
walleye The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...
, ''Sander vitreus'', not actually a pike, but regionally referred to as such


Places


Russia

* Shchukino District (Russian for "Pike" District), an area in North-Western Administrative Okrug, part of the federal city of Moscow.


Canada

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Pike Island (Nunavut) Pike Island (or Pikes Island) is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated off ...
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Pike River (Quebec) Pike River (french: Rivière aux Brochets) is a tributary of lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), flowing successively in: * Franklin County, Vermont, in northern Vermont (United States); and * the municipalities of Frelighsburg, Stanbridge East ...


Great Britain

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Clougha Pike Clougha Pike ( ) is a hill in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. From the west it looms over the Conder Valley, the city of Lancaster and Lancaster University. It is visible from as far away as Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland mou ...
, a hill in Lancashire, England *
Cold Pike Cold Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Crinkle Crags and stands above the Upper Duddon Valley. Topography When travelling clockwise, Crinkle Crags is the last of the high cirque of fells forming the head of ...
, a fell in the Lake District, England *
Dollywaggon Pike Dollywaggon Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, between Thirlmere and the Ullswater catchment. Name The spelling ‘Dollywaggon’ is used on Ordnance Survey 1: ...
, a fell in the Lake District, England *
Esk Pike Esk Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, one of the cirque of hills forming the head of Eskdale. Topography The Southern Fells include the highest ground in England, a horseshoe which begins with Scafell and Scafell Pike in the west an ...
, a fell in the Lake District, England *
Hartshead Pike Hartshead Pike is a hill in Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, and its name is associated with the monument on its summit. It overlooks Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley, Saddleworth, Lees and Oldham. On a clear day you can get views of Manchest ...
, a hill in Lancashire, England * The
Langdale Pikes Great Langdale is a valley in the Lake District National Park in North West England, the epithet Great distinguishing it from the neighbouring valley of Little Langdale. Langdale is also the name of a valley in the Howgill Fells, elsewhere i ...
, a range of hills in the Lake District, England * Murton Pike, a hill in Cumbria, England *
Nethermost Pike Nethermost Pike is a fell in Cumbria, England, and a part of the Lake District. At it is the second highest Wainwright in the Helvellyn range, the highest of which is Helvellyn itself. It is located close to the southern end of the ridge, with ...
, a fell in the Lake District, England *
Pikes (hill) Caw is a hill in Cumbria, England, near the village of Seathwaite above the Duddon Valley, reaching and having a trig point at the summit ( OS grid SD231945). It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book '' The Outlying Fells of Lake ...
, a hill in the Lake District, England *
Red Pike (Buttermere) Red Pike is a fell in the High Stile range in the western English Lake District, which separates Ennerdale from the valley of Buttermere and Crummock Water. It is high. The direct ascent of Red Pike from Buttermere is very popular and t ...
, a fell near Buttermere in the Lake District, England *
Red Pike (Wasdale) Red Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is 826 m or high and lies due north of Wast Water. It is often climbed as part of the Mosedale Horseshoe, a walk which also includes Pillar. The fell can be confused with Red Pike (Butt ...
, a fell near Wasdale in the Lake District, England *
Scafell Pike Scafell Pike () is the highest and the most prominent mountain in England, at an elevation of above sea level. It is located in the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, and is part of the Southern Fells and the Scafell massif. Scafell Pi ...
, the highest mountain in England *
The Pike (Hesk Fell) Hesk Fell is a hill in the south-west of the English Lake District, between the Duddon Valley and Eskdale near Ulpha, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book '' The Outlying Fells of Lakeland''. It reaches and Wainwright's ...
, one of Wainwright's ''outlying fells'' in the Lake District, England


United States

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Pike, California Pike, formerly Pike City is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Pike is west-southwest of Alleghany. The community was named after Pike County, Missouri. The post office in Pike opened as Pike City Post Office ...
, a census-designated place *
Pike, Indiana Pike is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 Sta ...
, an unincorporated community *
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville () is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Kentucky, United States. During the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population within Pikeville's city limits was 7,754. In Kentucky's current city classification sys ...
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Pike, New Hampshire Pike is a small unincorporated community within the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, in the United States. It is located in western Grafton County, approximately east of the village of Haverhill, on Oliverian Brook. The village was named after A ...
, an unincorporated community *
Pike, New York Pike is an incorporated town in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 1,114 at the 2010 census. The Town of Pike is on the south border of the county. Pike is also the name of a hamlet in this town. History The Town of Pike was founded ...
, a town **
Pike (CDP), New York Pike is a hamlet and census-designated place within the Town of Pike in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 371 at the 2010 census. Pike, located near the center of the town at the junction of NY 19 and NY 39, w ...
, hamlet in the town of Pike *
Pike, Texas Pike is an unincorporated community in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), ...
, an unincorporated community *
Pike, West Virginia Pike is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers c ...
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Pike Bay Township, Cass County, Minnesota Pike Bay Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,643 as of the 2000 census. Pike Bay Township was named for Pike Bay of Cass Lake, and indirectly for Zebulon Pike, an explorer. Geography According ...
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Pike Island Pike Island (Dakota: ''Wita Tanka'') is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in the southwestern-most part of Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The island is managed as part of Fort Snelling State Park an ...
, Minnesota *
Pike National Forest The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km2) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and E ...
, Colorado *
Pike Place Market Pike Place Market is a public market in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened on August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States. Overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront on Pu ...
, Seattle, Washington *
Pike Road, Alabama Pike Road is a town in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,439, up from 5,406 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Montgomery metropolitan area. Pike Road was founded in 1815. Pike Road was in ...
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Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is the List of mountain ranges of Colorado#Mountain ranges, highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The Ultra-prominent peak, ultra-prominent fourteener is located in Pike National Forest ...
, in Colorado *
The Pike ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
, an amusement park in California *
Pike County, Alabama Pike County is located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 33,009. Its county seat is Troy. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado a ...
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Pike County, Arkansas Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,291. The county seat is Murfreesboro. Pike County is Arkansas's 25th county, formed on November 1, 1833, and named for Lieutenant Zebulo ...
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Pike County, Georgia Pike County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,889. The county seat is Zebulon. History Pike County was made from part of Monroe County in 1822. It was ...
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Pike County, Illinois Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 16,430. Its county seat is Pittsfield. History Pike County was formed in January 1821 out of Madison County. It was named ...
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Pike County, Indiana Pike County is a county in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 12,845. The county seat is Petersburg. It contains the geographic point representing median center of US popu ...
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Pike County, Kentucky Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669. Its county seat is Pikeville. The county was founded in 1821. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county–– ...
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Pike County, Mississippi Pike County is a county located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,324. The county seat is Magnolia. Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. Pike County is part of ...
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Pike County, Missouri Pike County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Missouri, bounded by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,516. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Its namesake was a city in middle Kentucky, a reg ...
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Pike County, Ohio Pike County is a county located in the Appalachian (southern) region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,088. Its county seat is Waverly. The county is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. History Pike County ...
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Pike County, Pennsylvania Pike County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,535. Its county seat is Milford. Pike County is included in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, ...


Multiple entities

* Pike County (disambiguation) * Pike Township (disambiguation)


Military

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Pike (weapon) A pike is a very long thrusting spear formerly used in European warfare from the Late Middle Ages and most of the Early Modern Period, and were wielded by foot soldiers deployed in pike square formation, until it was largely replaced by bayone ...
, a long thrusting pole weapon used by infantry *
Pike square The pike square (German: ''Gevierthaufen'', lit. 'square crowd', or ''Gewalthaufen'' lit. 'crowd of force') was a military tactical formation in which 10 rows of men in 10 columns wielding pikes, was developed by the Swiss Confederacy during th ...
, a Swiss military tactic * HMS ''Pike'', the name of five ships of the Royal Navy * USS ''Pike'' (SS-6), an American ''Plunger''-class submarine * USS ''Pike'' (SS-173), the first all-welded submarine * Pike (munition), a Raytheon-developed guided round fired from a grenade launcher


Music

* ''Pikes'' (album), released by
Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...
in 2013 *
The Northern Pikes The Northern Pikes are a Canadian rock band formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1984. The original members are Jay Semko, Bryan Potvin, Merl Bryck and Glen Hollingshead, who left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Don Schmid in June 1986. ...
, a Canadian rock band, from Saskatoon


Sports

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Pike (diving) Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a Diving platform, platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructu ...
, a position used in competitive diving *
Pike (gymnastics) This is a general glossary of the terms used in the sport of gymnastics. A ;AA: Abbreviation for all-around. ;AB: A scoring abbreviation for uneven bars, from the name asymmetric bars. ;A-score: Under the current ''Code of Points,'' this sco ...
, a position in which the body is bent only in the hips * Pike, a variant of the kick (b-boy move) * Pike, a type of cheerleading jump


Technology

* Pike (cipher), a stream cipher invented by Ross Anderson *
Pike (programming language) A MUD (; originally multi-user dungeon, with later variants multi-user dimension and multi-user domain) is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Time-keeping systems in games#Real-time, real-time virtual world, usually Text-based game, text-bas ...
, a programming language * Red Pike (cipher), a British government cipher


Characters

* Pike Trickfoot, a gnome cleric in the D&D Web Series ''
Critical Role ''Critical Role'' is an American web series in which a group of professional voice actors play ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The show started streaming partway through the cast's first campaign in March 2015. Campaign one ended in October 2017 after ...
'' *
Pike (Buffyverse character) This article lists the major and recurring fictional characters created by Joss Whedon for the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. For detailed descriptions, see individual character pages. Cast Main cast The following characters we ...
, a minor character in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Pike, a racer character in ''
Rimba Racer ''Rimba Racer'' is a Malaysian computer-animated streaming television series created by Glue Studios. The series follows a young, aspiring racer named Tag who enters the prestigious auto racing league, the Rimba Grand Prix, to fulfill his dream of ...
'' * Langdale Pike, a minor character in ''The Adventure of the Three Gables'', a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
Private Frank Pike Private Frank Pike is a fictional Home Guard private and junior bank clerk, first portrayed by actor Ian Lavender in the BBC television sitcom ''Dad's Army''. He was appointed as the platoon's information officer by Captain Mainwaring in The Ma ...
Character in UK TV show Dad's Army * Captain
Christopher Pike (Star Trek) Christopher Pike is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise. He is the immediate predecessor to James T. Kirk as captain of the starship . Pike first appeared as the main character of the original unaired pilot episo ...
, a character in the ''
Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' science fiction franchise.


Other uses

* Pike (surname), a list of people *
Pike Expedition The Pike Expedition (July 15, 1806 – July 1, 1807) was a military party sent out by President Thomas Jefferson and authorized by the United States government to explore the south and west of the recent Louisiana Purchase.Berry, Trey; Pam ...
, an American exploration of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains *
Pike pole A pike pole is a long metal-topped wooden, aluminium or fiberglass pole used for reaching, hooking and/or pulling on another object. They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance, and fire ...
, a long-handled reaching, holding, and pulling tool * Pike potato, a variety of potato * The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War, 2009 biography * Pike or
toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or ''toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented ...
, a road on which fees are collected **
Massachusetts Turnpike The Massachusetts Turnpike (colloquially "Mass Pike" or "the Pike") is a toll highway in the US state of Massachusetts that is maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The turnpike begins at the New York state li ...
, known as "The Pike" * Pike, a colloquial name for the
Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha (), commonly known as PIKE, is a college fraternity founded at the University of Virginia in 1868. The fraternity has over 225 chapters and colonies across the United States and abroad with over 15,500 undergraduate members over 30 ...
fraternity *
WWFX WWFX (100.1 FM; "100 FM The Pike") is a classic rock radio station serving the Worcester vicinity. It is under ownership of Cumulus Media. WWFX is also an affiliate of the New England Patriots Radio Network. History The station signed on Novemb ...
, branded as "100 FM The Pike"


See also

* Pike Creek (disambiguation) * Piker (disambiguation) * Pikes Peak (disambiguation) * Pyke (disambiguation) * * {{disambiguation, fish, geo, ship