9 , 7 4 1 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁at ▁ 3 0 ° 1 6 ' 4 . 0 6 9 " ▁North , ▁ 8 7 ° 4 2 ' 5 . 2 8 5 " ▁West ▁( 3 0 . 2 6 7 7 9 7 , ▁− 8 7 . 7 0 1 4 6 8 ). ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁southern most ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Alabama . ▁It ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Route ▁ 5 9 ▁( G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁Park way ), ▁which ▁leads ▁north ▁to ▁F ole y . ▁Route ▁ 1 8 2 ▁( Be ach ▁Bou lev ard ) ▁runs ▁east - west ▁along ▁the ▁shore ▁front , ▁while ▁Route ▁ 1 8 0 ▁( F ort ▁Morgan ▁Road ) ▁runs ▁parallel ▁to ▁it , ▁north ▁of ▁Little ▁L ago on . ▁G ulf ▁State ▁Park ▁occup ies ▁a ▁large ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁P ens ac ola , ▁Florida , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Mobile , ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Mont gom ery , ▁and ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Navar re , ▁Florida . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 1 7 . 2 4 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁G