Pedro Miguel
in Provincia de Panamá, Panama
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Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (5 mi) - Howard Airport (7 mi)
- Tocumen International Airport (16 mi)
- Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (29 mi)
- Contadora Airport (48 mi)
- San Blas Airport (52 mi)
- Alonso Valderrama Airport (90 mi)
- Captain Ramon Xatruch Airport (109 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
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Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Unesco heritage, 102 mi) - Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 9.019 and -79.613 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 9° 1' 8" and W -79° 36' 47"
- 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: 12:53 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Panama
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:02 am and 6:28 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -5.453 and 102.244 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kabuwe - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Discover Pedro Miguel
Pedro Miguel in Provincia de Panamá is a city in Panama a little west of Panama, the country's capital city.
Local time in Pedro Miguel is now 12:53 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Panama with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Pedro Miguel, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Panama is Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South-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 in Panama is Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá in a distance of 79 mi (or 127 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arraijan, Panama, Alcalde Diaz, Nuevo Emperador and Vista Alegre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Night Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 11% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 40% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
30°C (86 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
30°C (86 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (76 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama
WYNDHAM GARDEN PANAMA CITY
Torres de Alba Hotel and Suites
Holiday Inn PANAMA CANAL
TRYP PANAMA CENTRO
WYNDHAM PANAMA ALBROOK MALL
Gran Hotel Soloy &
Hilton Garden Inn Panama Panama
Grand International Hotel
Avila Hotel Panama
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
PANAMÁ CANAL
A walk along the Miraflores Locks of the beautiful Panama Canal, January 29, 2010. Part of our extraordinary journey "TOUR 2010", which toured Mexico and Central America in 39 days, between...
Panama Canal Transit Time-Lapse @ Miraflores Locks - Princess Cruise Island Princess
Watch the Princess Cruises huge cruise ship (PanaMax), the Island Princess pass through both chambers of the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal as it is lowered to the Pacific Ocean during...
Demonstration of Ship through Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific - Miraflores Visitors Center
Panama Canal, Miraflores Visitors center display of how a ship passes through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic Ocean, through the Gatun locks, passing through Lake Gatun and the Culebra Cut,...
Time Lapse through the Panama Canal on a Container Ship Simulator - Miraflores Visitors Center
Miraflores Visitors Center of the Panama Canal has a simulator of the bridge of a container ship passing through the Miraflores ans Pedro Miguel Locks at high speed.
Ship Passing Through the Panama Canal
This is a shaky time lapse video of a large ship passing through the Miraflores Locks in the Panama Canal. Video is courtesy of http://www.1MustTravel.com.
Panama Canal - Transit the Panama Canal on a Holland America cruise
Transiting the Panama Canal is a traveler's "must do" adventure and is just the beginning of the wonders you'll experience on a Holland America Line Panama Canal cruise vacation. One of the...
Panama Canal Transit
On Sunday, May 12, 2013 the Disney Wonder transited the Panama Canal from the Atlantic (Caribbean) to the Pacific. This is a time lapse movie of that trip taken from a stateroom on-board....
Panama Canal Railway Company PCRC Crossing Pedro Miguel Locks
tren de pasajeros en el cruce de las Esclusas de Pedro Miguel.
travessia eclusa pedro miguel
Travessia do primeiro jogo de eclusas após o lago Gatun.
Panama Canal, Panama - Transit - Pedro Miguel Locks HD (2014)
The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across...
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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.
Miraflores (Panama)
Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted (or lowered)Bad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 16.5*1/0.3048 | 1-1 }} feet (16.5 m) in two stages, allowing them to transit to or from the Pacific Ocean port of Balboa. Ships cross below the Puente de las Américas which connects North and South America.
Centennial Bridge, Panama
Panama's Centennial Bridge is a major bridge crossing the Panama Canal. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas, and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway; upon its opening in 2004, it became only the second permanent crossing of the canal.
Panama Canal expansion project
The expansion of the Panama Canal (Third Set of Locks Project) is a project that will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by allowing more and larger ships to transit. Then-Panamanian President Martín Torrijos presented the plan on April 24, 2006, and Panamanian citizens approved it in a national referendum by 76.8 percent of the vote on October 22, 2006. The project creates a new lane of traffic along the canal by constructing a new set of locks.
Paraíso, Panama
Paraíso is a town in the Republic of Panama, located just north of the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks. It was a vibrant township of the old Canal Zone, though it was segregated for most of its history.
Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial
Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial is located approximately 3 miles north from Panama City, Panama in the city of Corozal and is the location of 5,336 American veterans and others. A paved walk leads from the Visitor Center to a small memorial that sits atop a knoll overlooking the graves area. The memorial was established in 1923 by Congress to remember people that served overseas since 1917.
Anton Army Airfield
Anton Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II airfield in Panama used as an auxiliary of Howard Field as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. Wartime units assigned to the station were: 30th Fighter Squadron, 3 January-10 February 1943 (P-40 Warhawk) 29th Bombardment Squadron, 29 March-13 May 1943 (Northrup A-17 Nomad) Today there is little or no trace of the airfield.
Florida State University-Panama
Florida State University-Panama, or FSU-Panama is an international branch campus of Florida State University located on the isthmus of Panama. FSU has operating a broad curriculum program in Panama City of the Republic of Panama for over 50 years.
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