Des Moines is 800 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.
If you're driving to a town near the beach or coastline, you could try Bridge City.
The distance from Des Moines to the ocean is about 940 miles if you measure to the Atlantic Ocean.
It is also about 1,059 miles to the Hudson Bay.
Des Moines is 1,364 miles to the Pacific Ocean.
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