Emerald Coast
The Emerald Coast, also called the Miracle Strip, is in the Florida Panhandle and consists of the coastal regions of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, and Bay counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Panama City and Destin.
Panama City
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Panama City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States. Located along U.S. Highway 98, it is the largest city between Tallahassee and Pensacola.
Destin
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Destin is a city located in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is a principal city of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Niceville
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Niceville is a city of 16,000 people along the Emerald Coast of Florida. It is located about halfway between Pensacola and Panama City.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Panama City Beach and DeFuniak Springs.
Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach is a town on the Emerald Coast of Florida. It is approximately halfway between the state capital, Tallahassee, and Pensacola.
DeFuniak Springs
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DeFuniak Springs is a city of 7,000 people on the Emerald Coast of Florida. DeFuniak Springs is home to Lake DeFuniak, one of two spring-fed lakes in the world that is nearly perfectly round.
Fort Walton Beach
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Fort Walton Beach is a small city in the Emerald Coast region of Florida, 40 miles east of Pensacola.
Freeport
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Freeport is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Santa Rosa Beach
Santa Rosa Beach is in the Emerald Coast region of Florida. The settlement, once known as Hogtown, is on the shores of Hogtown Bayou of the Choctawhatchee Bay.Emerald Coast
- Type: region
- Description: region in Florida, United States
- Location: Florida Panhandle, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
30.3935° or 30° 23′ 37″ northLongitude of center
-86.4958° or 86° 29′ 45″ westWikidata ID
Q2920477
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Emerald Coast” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “綠寶石海岸”
- Dutch: “Emerald Coast”
- French: “Emerald Coast”
- Galician: “Costa Esmeralda”
- Galician: “Emerald Coast”
- Hebrew: “חוף האיזמרגד”
- Yue Chinese: “綠寶石海岸”
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