Online Highways Home > Florida > Pensacola Pensacola is located in Escambia County, just east of the Alabama state line. It lies along Interstate 10 on the banks of the Blackwater River, near Pensacola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Pensacola fronts on 40 miles of Gulf beaches. The city is America's first European settlement. Maldonado, one of Hernando de Soto's captains, discovered Pensacola Bay around 1540. Tristan de Luna founded a settlement in 1559 that existed for two years. In 1698, Spain reoccupied Pensacola, when Don Andres D'Arriola erected a fort where the city now stands. The area population is more than 300,000. Residents enjoy approximately 343 days of sunshine. The average high temperature is 77 degrees and the average low is 60 degrees. Attractions include Historic Pensacola Village and the T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum. The city also is home to the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels. Pensacola is part of the Pensacola, Florida metro area. Airports Pensacola Regional Airport | Art Bayfront Gallery | Blue Morning Gallery | Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns Spring Hill Guest House | Education Episcopal Day School | Pensacola Junior College | University of West Florida | Florida Counties Escambia County | Florida State Parks Big Lagoon State Recreation Area | Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Adobe Restaurant | Carrabba's Italian Grill | Dharma Blue | Jackson's Restaurant | Jerry's Cajun Cafe | Mr. Manatee's Casual Grille | Red Carpet Lounge | Skopelos Seafood & Steak Restaurant | Yamato Oriental Cuisine | Golf Days Inn Pensacola | Knights Inn Pensacola Fl | Pensacola N. A. S. Corry Super 8 Motel | Quality Inn Pensacola | Quality Inn West | Travelodge Inn And Suites | Western Inn Pensacola | History Civil War Soldiers Museum | Fort Barrancas | Historic Pensacola Village | National Museum of Naval Aviation | T.T. Wentworth Jr., Florida State Museum | TT Wentworth Jr Florida State Museum | Public Libraries West Florida Regional Library | West Florida Regional Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Best Western Village Inn | Comfort Inn | Comfort Inn N.a.s.-Corry | Comfort Inn Pensacola | Econo Lodge Pensacola | Knights Inn Pensacola FL | La Quinta Inn Pensacola | Maui Private Resort | Noble Manor Bed and Breakfast | Pensacola Knights Inn | Ramada Inn | Ramada Limited | Ramada Limited Pensacola | Sleep Inn Pensacola | Super 8 Pensacola | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Beumer Realty | Crystal Lake Apartments | Ember Ridge Apartments | Exit Realty Advantage | Gooden Homes, Inc | Historic Pensacola Village | Louis Boyleston Realty and Auction | Scenic Terrace | SunState Realty | RV campgrounds and dealers Big Lagoon State Recreation Area | Science Pensacola | Shopping Julian Marcus Interiors and Florist | Kelly's Tack Shop | Paris France Antiques | StoneHaus Architectural Ceramics | Sports and Sporting Events Aquastar Charters | Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club | Transportation Coastal Airport | Ferguson Airport | Wildlife Viewing Hillman Veterinary Clinic | Pine Meadow Veterinary Clinic | See more Florida Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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pfboyssoccer "Game VS Pensacola High School Monday night 11/23/09 at Ashton Brosnaham Park 6pm. Come out and support"
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SunDudeX "Pensacola Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. And there's absolutely no place on earth like New Orleans/@jashsf @SKUNKT"
alitheiapsis "Oh, the irony of hearing 'Let It Snow' on the radio. In Pensacola. In November."
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