US Coast Guard Station Panama City
USA /
Florida /
Upper Grand Lagoon /
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/ USA
/ Florida
/ Upper Grand Lagoon
World / United States / Florida
military, United States Coast Guard
USCG Station Panama City is a medium-sized Search and Rescue Station in the US Coast Guards 8th District, Sector Mobile.
Established in 1933 at St. Andrew's Marina and was later moved to Alligator Bayou in October 1971 and finally to its present location in November 1990. The Station has two 41ft utility boats and 2 25ft Defender Class Boats to carry out it's Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, and Environmental Protection missions.
The Station’s area of responsibility extends 30 miles offshore and stretches 168 miles of coastline from Lake Powell in the west, to Rock Island in the east. This large area also incorporates 40 bayous, 18 rivers, 16 bays, 3 sounds, 2 lakes and 107.5 statute miles of Intra-coastal Waterway. The Station is billeted for 28 active duty Coast Guard personnel, 21 reservists and seven Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotillas.
The Station is also the host command for USCGC Coho (WPB-87321), Aids to Navigation Team Panama City, a Marine Safety Detachment, and an Electronic Support Detachment.
uscg.mil/d8/staPanamaCity/
Established in 1933 at St. Andrew's Marina and was later moved to Alligator Bayou in October 1971 and finally to its present location in November 1990. The Station has two 41ft utility boats and 2 25ft Defender Class Boats to carry out it's Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, and Environmental Protection missions.
The Station’s area of responsibility extends 30 miles offshore and stretches 168 miles of coastline from Lake Powell in the west, to Rock Island in the east. This large area also incorporates 40 bayous, 18 rivers, 16 bays, 3 sounds, 2 lakes and 107.5 statute miles of Intra-coastal Waterway. The Station is billeted for 28 active duty Coast Guard personnel, 21 reservists and seven Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotillas.
The Station is also the host command for USCGC Coho (WPB-87321), Aids to Navigation Team Panama City, a Marine Safety Detachment, and an Electronic Support Detachment.
uscg.mil/d8/staPanamaCity/
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 30°10'11"N 85°45'19"W
- Tyndall Air Force Base 7.3 km
- Eglin Air Force Base / Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS/KVPS) 86 km
- Site B-70E 106 km
- Okaloosa Island 109 km
- Site B-75 112 km
- Eglin Air Force Base Training Range 134 km
- Fort Rucker 150 km
- Naval Air Station Pensacola (NPA /KNPA) 155 km
- Horn Island 291 km
- Camp Shelby 353 km
- Bay Point Resort 3.3 km
- St. Andrews Bay 6.8 km
- Panama City-Bay County International Airport (closed) 8.5 km
- The Cove 11 km
- Bay County, Florida 11 km
- Smurfit Stone Paper Plant, Panama City Plant 13 km
- Deer Point Lake 21 km
- Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP/KECP) 21 km
- Court Martial Lake 28 km
- Washington County, Florida 49 km