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).
We believe that Sterling would be found within the (902) area code.
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waterford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waterford <3>
- Donkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donkin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donkin
- Lingan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingan
- Birch Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Grove
- Long Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Schooner Pond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schooner Pond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Pond
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Ryan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ryan
- Scotchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/
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 south past Sterling and then turned east". 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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |