Torpedo
Torpedo is a village located on Pennsylvania Route 27 in Pittsfield Township, Warren County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The village got its unusual name from an incident involving torpedoes used in oil wells to increase the flow of oil, which contained unstable nitroglycerin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Torpedo, PA” and “Torpedo, Pennsylvania”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garland and Grand Valley.
Garland
Hamlet
Garland is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is on Pennsylvania Route 27, 6.9 miles west-southwest of Youngsville. Garland has a post office with ZIP code 16416. Garland is situated 3 miles northeast of Torpedo.
Grand Valley
Hamlet
Grand Valley is an unincorporated community within Eldred Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. Grand Valley is situated 5 miles southwest of Torpedo.
Torpedo
Latitude
41.77923° or 41° 46′ 45″ northLongitude
-79.46561° or 79° 27′ 56″ westElevation
1,391 feet (424 metres)Open location code
87H2QGHM+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 158362695OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to South Azerbaijani—“Torpedo” goes by many names.
- French: “Torpedo”
- South Azerbaijani: “تورپدو، پنسیلوانیا”
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