Gulf Resort Beach, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Panama City Beaches census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32413. The Survey maps it on the Laguna Beach quadrangle.
Then and now
1943 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1943 USGS Laguna Beach quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Laguna Beach quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Laguna Beach quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Gulf Resort Beach between 1992 and 2017, burning about 776 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 11 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/#3 S POWERLINE-0593 |
| 5 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/#1 E.HWY 79-0591 |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/ PALMETTO TRACE-0542 |
| 17 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | POWERLINE RD (03) |
| 10 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CABANA WEST (03) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gulf Resort Beach: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay-Walton Services, L. C. - Beaches Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gulf Resort Beach in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Gulf Resort Beach | $5,000 | A brief EF0 tornado came onshore just west of Pier Park shortly after 2pm CT on February 15th. Minor damage to structures near the beach was noted, along with damage to poles, bleachers, and fencing at Frank Brown Park before the tornado dissipated. The tornado is estimated to have had peak winds around 85 mph and less than 50 yards wide. Additional damage to the east of the path was likely due to damaging straight line winds from the rear flank downdraft of the parent supercell. Winds in this area may have been as high as 80 mph. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Resort Beach | $5,000 | Roof damage occurred to a 3 unit duplex. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Resort Beach | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down near Highway 79. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Gulf Resort Beach | - | Water was over the road near a construction site along Front Beach Road. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Resort Beach | - | The public estimated winds near 60 mph. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Gulf Resort Beach | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 79 and 98. |
| December 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Resort Beach | - | The WeatherFlow station at Panama City Beach measured a wind gust of 58 mph. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Resort Beach | - | The NOS station at the Panama City Beach Pier reported a 62 mph wind gust. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Resort Beach | - | Station PCBF1 measured a wind gust of 75 mph. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Gulf Resort Beach | - | Water was reported over the west bound lanes of Highway 98 near Griffin Blvd. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Resort Beach | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the Panama City tide gauge PCBF1. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Gulf Resort Beach | - | Multiple photos were received showing several cars stalled in deep water in the Panama City Beach area. Water had also encroached into some buildings in both Panama City Beach and Panama City. The flooding was described as some of the worst residents had seen in that area. |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Gulf Resort Beach | - | The public sighted a funnel cloud near the corner of Manistee Drive and U.S. Highway 98. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Beach | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Open Sands | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bid-A-Wee | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Florida Beach | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bahama Beach | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Sunnyside | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hollywood Beach | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Edgewater Gulf Beach | 4.5 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122598684 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283499. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







