Eglin Air Force Base

Summary

Eglin Air Force Base is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month, #21 of 9,562).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eglin Air Force Base is located in Okaloosa County^[3].
• Eglin Air Force Base is located in Florida^[4].
• Eglin Air Force Base is located in Niceville^[5].
• Eglin Air Force Base is located in Santa Rosa County^[6].
• Eglin Air Force Base is in the country of United States^[7].
• Eglin Air Force Base's image is recorded as Eglinafb-15feb1999.jpg^[8].
• Eglin Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[9].
• Eglin Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base^[10].
• Eglin Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[11].
• Eglin Air Force Base's operator is recorded as United States Air Force^[12].
• Eglin Air Force Base's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406320304^[13].
• Eglin Air Force Base's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 262163367^[14].
• Eglin Air Force Base's GND ID is recorded as 4831133-9^[15].
• Eglin Air Force Base's IATA airport code is recorded as VPS^[16].
• Eglin Air Force Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as KVPS^[17].
• Eglin Air Force Base's FAA airport code is recorded as VPS^[18].
• Eglin Air Force Base's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81084458^[19].
• Eglin Air Force Base's postal code is recorded as 32542^[20].
• Eglin Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Eglin Air Force Base^[21].
• Eglin Air Force Base's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 7295066^[22].
• Eglin Air Force Base's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[23].
• +1935-06-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Eglin Air Force Base^[24].
• +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Eglin Air Force Base^[25].
• Eglin Air Force Base's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2402446^[26].
• Eglin Air Force Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.489444444444, 'lon': -86.542222222222}^[27].

Body

Geography

Eglin Air Force Base is in the country of United States^[7]. Located in include Okaloosa County^[3], a county of Florida^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1917^[30]; Florida^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1845^[33], headquartered in Tallahassee^[34]; Niceville^[5], a city in the United States^[35], in United States^[36]; and Santa Rosa County^[6], a county of Florida^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1842^[39].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.206982'}^[40] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.962716'}^[41]. Eglin Air Force Base's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+87'}^[42]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2274'}^[43] and {'amount': '+3006'}^[44].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[9], air base^[10], and unincorporated community^[11].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1935-06-15T00:00:00Z^[24] and +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z^[25].

Why It Matters

Eglin Air Force Base ranks in the top 0.22% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month, #21 of 9,562).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]