Colón
in Provincia de Colón, Panama

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
9.355 and -79.900 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 9° 21' 16" and W -79° 54' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Balboa - PAB
Spoken languages:
Spanish, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:00 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Panama
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:04 am and 6:30 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Panama in Central America

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Panama.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Panama. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Delve into Colón

Colón in Provincia de Colón with it's 76,643 habitants is located in Panama about 36 mi (or 58 km) north-west of Panama, the country's capital town.

Current time in Colón is now 08:00 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Panama with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Colón, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Panama is Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park in Costa rica at a distance of 79 mi (or 128 km). The closest in Panama is Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá in a distance of 102 mi (or 128 km), West. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arco Iris, Las Margaritas, Cativa, Sabanitas and Puerto Pilon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Night Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Chance of rainfall 60%
Air Humidity 89%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Heavy intensity rain

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

26°C (79 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

29°C (84 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

29°C (85 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Meliá Panamá Canal

Address
3,7 mi
Antigua Escuela De Las Americas - Lago Gatun, Residencial Espinar
. Colon
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 16:00 - Checkin: 11:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


HOTEL CLUB FRANCES LVX

Address
3,6 mi
RODRIGUEZ PENA 1832 RECOLETA CAPITAL FEDERAL
1021 Fort Sherman
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Radisson Colon 2000 Hotel and Casino

Address
0,6 mi
PASEO GORGAS CALLE 13
0301 010 Colón
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Sand Diamond Hotel

Address
0,7 mi
MIENNIUM PLAZA 16 ROOSEVELT AVE
00000000 Colon
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Evenia Coronado

Address
1,6 mi
Panamericana Road, Km 84
Playa Coronado
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Andros

Address
0,3 mi
Ave. Herrera, entre Calles 9 y 10
0301-010 Colon
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Meryland

Address
0,5 mi
Calle 7 Ave Sta. Isabel
Colon
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


MERYLAND HOTEL

Address
0,5 mi
CALLE 7 SANTA ISABEL
00000 COLON
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

El primer campamento musical de Colón

Published: March 17, 2015
Length: 22:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Fundación Tagarópulos

El pasado 28 de febrero realizamos con éxito el primer Campamento creativo juvenil musical de Colón junto a Joshue Ashby & C3 Project. Este campamento fue diseñado para trabajar y potenciar...


Desfile 5 de noviembre 2010 - Ciudad de Colón ::Fronterizos::

Published: November 06, 2010
Length: 07:20 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Noel Ortega

Presentación del el día 5 de Noviembre de 2010 (Día de Colón) de El Servicio Nacional de Fronteras de Panamá en el marco de las fiestas patrias de la República de Panamá.


Reel 2013 | Aronátegui Producciones | Colón Panamá |

Published: December 27, 2013
Length: 54:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Aronategui Producciones

Muestra de algunos trabajos realizados en el 2013. Contacto: Abel Aronátegui Email: abel0806@hotmail.com Celular: (507) 69816036 / 66869233.


Gatun Lock Panama Canal Dwyerkev's photos around Colón, Panama (gatun locks panama canal)

Published: December 17, 2010
Length: 33:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu

Preview of Dwyerkev's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/dwyerkev/1/1264416068/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using...


Familias Legalmente Unidas Colón

Published: July 11, 2012
Length: 14:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ParticipaPanama

Sí acepto! Eso fue lo que dijeron 651 parejas colonenses que decidieron formalizar su unión y formar un hogar. La ceremonia del matrimonio civil múltiple empezó a las 9:00 a.m. y terminó...


Festival de Salsa en Colón 5 de Noviembre 2011

Published: November 14, 2011
Length: 41:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: niahack

Presentación de Roberto Lugo, Wichy Camacho y la Kashamba, en el Hotel Four Points by Sheraton Colón. Ciudad de Colón, 5 de Noviembre 2011.


desfile 5 noviembre 2010 - Colón

Published: November 14, 2010
Length: 24:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: elbuayjoe

Los colonenses salieron a celebrar su día, pese a las inclemencias del tiempo.


Participacion Ciudadana Panamá Grupo Teatral Colón

Published: January 17, 2011
Length: 01:07 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: ParticipaPanama

Desde 1987 este arte lo ha enseñado Alsemo Cooper, quien ha creado la Unidad de Teatro de Colón (UTEACO). Los jóvenes aprenden todo sobre este programa en un escenario muy distinto, una...


Tranque a la Entrada de la Ciudad de Colón.3GP

Published: May 05, 2012
Length: 00:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: alfonso waterman

Todos los días a la salida de la ciudad de Colón, Panamá, se forman embotellamiento vehicular, solo hay una salida. DIOS no quiera que se dé una situación de emergencia pues todos moriremos....


Alex Neuman - Tecnología - Claro Panamá - Inauguración de CAC

Published: April 12, 2011
Length: 30:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alex Neuman van der Hans

Estuvimos en la inauguración del Centro de Atención a Clientes de Claro en la Zona Libre de Colón, donde pudimos compartir experiencias con el personal de Claro y funcionarios de la Zona...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Colón, Panama

Colón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Caribbean Sea entrance to the Panama Canal. It is the capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city. Colón was originally located entirely on Manzanillo Island, surrounded by Limon Bay, Manzanillo Bay, and the Folks River.

Located at 9.35722, -79.8986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Colón, Panama, Populated coastal places in Panama, Populated places in Colón Province, Port settlements in Central America, Port cities in the Caribbean, Populated places established in 1850, Colón Province, 1850 establishments in Colombia

Coco Solo

Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base established in 1918 on the Atlantic Ocean (northwest) side of the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama. United States Senator John McCain was born in 1936 at a small Navy hospital at Coco Solo Naval Air Station. The larger Coco Solo Hospital was constructed in the summer of 1941.

Located at 9.37262, -79.8812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Panama Canal, Panama Canal Zone Townships, 1918 establishments, Closed military facilities of the United States in Panama, Colón, Panama, United States Navy submarine bases

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés is a multi-purpose stadium in Colón, Panama. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Árabe Unido. The stadium holds 4,000 people, and is named after former Panamanian footballer, Armando Dely Valdés.

Located at 9.34405, -79.8958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Panama, Colón, Panama, Multi-purpose stadiums in Panama

Fort Gulick

Fort Gulick was a U.S. Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal near Fort Davis, on Gatun Lake.

Located at 9.31667, -79.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former United States Army facilities, Panama Canal Zone, Military facilities of the United States in Panama

Limon Bay

Limon Bay (Bahía Limón in the original Spanish) is a natural harbor located at the north end of the Panama Canal, west of the cities of Cristóbal and Colón. Ships waiting to enter the canal stay here, protected from storms by breakwaters.

Located at 9.33333, -79.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bays of Panama

Cristóbal, Colón

Cristóbal is a port in the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal. It is located on the western edge of Manzanillo Island and is part of the Panamanian city and province of Colón. Cristóbal Colón is the Spanish translation for Christopher Columbus, an explorer from Italy for whom these places were named.

Located at 9.35, -79.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Panama Canal Zone Townships, Populated places in Colón Province, Port settlements in Central America, Port cities in the Caribbean, Populated coastal places in Panama, Colón, Panama

Manzanillo International Terminal

Manzanillo International Terminal is located located east of the Atlantic opening of the Panama Canal on the Manzanillo Bay, Colón Province, Republic of Panama. MIT is a distribution center for cargoes destined for cities within the Republic of Panama and neighboring countries in Central America and the Caribbean. It is one of the biggest container transhipment terminals of the region and has direct access into the Colon Free Trade Zone (CFZ).

Located at 9.36196, -79.8821 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Container terminals, Ports and harbours of Panama

Fort Randolph (Panama)

Fort Randolph (Panama) was a Coast Artillery Corps fort built to defend the northern end of the Panama canal in conjunction with Fort Sherman.

Located at 9.38444, -79.8878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former United States Army facilities, Panama Canal, Military facilities of the United States in Panama

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to Colón.

Other districts

These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Colón.

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Aspinwall, Ciudad de Colón, Colón, Колон, קולון, Կոլոն, ONX, コロン, კოლონი, 콜론, Kolonas, Kolona, کولون، پاناما, 告郎, 科隆