Welcome to Open Sands ...

Open Sands is located in Bay County<1>.

The location of Open Sands has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Open Sands is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Open Sands lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Open Sands and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Open Sands: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities near Open Sands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Open Sands.

• Panama City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
  • Panama City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <5>
• Lynn Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <5>
• Callaway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
• Parker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
• Ebro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
  • Ebro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <5>
• Laguna Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Beach
  • Laguna Beach is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna Beach <5>
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <5>
• Lower Grand Lagoon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Grand Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
  • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Open Sands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Open Sands.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Open Sands. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Open Sands.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Open Sands. See our Newspapers Page for Open Sands.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Open Sands ...

Looking for more information about Open Sands? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Open Sands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Open Sands.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Open Sands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/