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Man in the Sea Museum

Man in the Sea Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Laurel Hill stands 54 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Field Park, a park 0.2 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 7.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Man in the Sea Museum is a Military Diving Museum. Located at 17314 Panama City Beach PKWY, FL. It has exhibits and documents related to the history of diving. Some of these exhibits include U.S. Navy SEALAB I, Military Diving Equipment, Underwater Submersibles, and Assorted Underwater Masks and Helmets. Many of the exhibits are hands-on.

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Dates from 1982.

Wikidata Q6746374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.23233, -85.89327

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Scott Field Park: 0.2 mi
  • Frank Brown Park: 1.2 mi
  • Aaron Bessant Park: 1.3 mi
  • Panama City Beach Conservation Park: 3.4 mi
  • Maggi Still Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
Springs: 25
  • Washington Blue Spring Choctawhatchee: 19.6 mi
  • Millers Ferry Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Skipper Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Unnamed Spring 5: 24.1 mi
  • Unnamed Spring 3: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Panama City Beaches: 2.1 mi
  • Eastern Green Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Alys Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Seacrest Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Delwood Beach: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Celebration Tower: 1.5 mi
  • Wild Thang Airboat Tours: 4.7 mi
  • Zoom Flume: 4.8 mi
  • Sea Screamer: 10.6 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Bear Ridge: 19.4 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Asbell Park: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Man in the Sea Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel HillN 355°54 m25.0 mi
Bear RidgeN 5°6 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2418:55
June solstice05:4319:1419:49
September equinox06:3318:1018:42
December solstice06:3716:1216:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535661677480828279706155
Precip in4.74.85.24.93.05.76.87.15.03.54.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NW Florida Beaches Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/890027070

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