Sterrettania, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sterrettania |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
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: | Erie |
Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
Subdivision Name3: | Fairview, McKean |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 886 |
Coordinates: | 42.0044°N -80.2033°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code 16415 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code 73992 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID 1188616 |
Sterrettania is a populated place located in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is in Fairview and McKean townships, in the valley of Elk Creek, a short tributary of Lake Erie.
Sterrettania is an unincorporated community on Pennsylvania Route 832. Sterrettania is located southwest of downtown Erie and has an elevation of .[1] Sterrettania is not a census designated or incorporated place having an official federally recognized name. Sterrettania appears on the Swanville U.S. Geological Survey Map, is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight saving time.[2]
West of Sterrettania, Pennsylvania Route 832 intersects with Pennsylvania Route 98.[3]
The place is named for Robert Sterrett, who first settled there in 1804.[4] David S. Sterrett built a gristmill there in 1839, one of the largest in the county.[5]