Welcome to Sterling ...
Although we found mention of Sterling during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Sterling was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Sterling to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sterling, please Contact Us.
When the people of Sterling refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Sterlingite<2>
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Sterling might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).
Area Codes for Sterling: 902 & 782<3>
Communities Also Named Sterling ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Sterling - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sterling.
Communities near Sterling ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sterling.
- Sydney Mines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donkin
- Lingan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingan
- Birch Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schooner Pond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Morien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Morien
- Former names for Port Morien:
- Baie de Mordienne
- Cow Bay
- Port Morien has also been known as:
- Morien Bay
- River Ryan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scotchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sterling ...
Looking for more information about Sterling? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sterling, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sterling.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Sterling and then turned west". While Sterling could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Sterling as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sterling could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Sterling refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Sterling may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the Sterling area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Sterling area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |