Torpedo

Torpedo is a village located on Pennsylvania Route 27 in , in the U.S. state of . 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.
  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,390 feet (420 metres)
  • Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as
    “Torpedo, PA”
    “Torpedo, Pennsylvania”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garland and Grand Valley.
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.
3 miles northeast of Torpedo
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community within…
5 miles southwest of Torpedo
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Latitude
41.77923° or 41° 46′ 45″ north
Longitude
-79.46561° or 79° 27′ 56″ west
Open location code
87H2QGHM+MQ
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages

From French to South Azerbaijani—“Torpedo” goes by many names.
تورپدو، پنسیلوانیاSouth Azerbaijani
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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