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.- 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. Garland is situated 3 miles northeast of Torpedo.
Grand Valley
Hamlet
Grand Valley is an unincorporated community within… Grand Valley is situated 5 miles southwest of Torpedo.
Torpedo
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Pittsfield Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.77923° or 41° 46′ 45″ north
Longitude
-79.46561° or 79° 27′ 56″ west
Elevation
1,391 feet (424 metres)
Open location code
87H2QGHM+MQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sutton Corners and Sanford.
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