Marco Island, FL
Tourist Guide
Naples
Tourist Guide for visitors to Naples, FL
Bonita Springs
Tourist Guide for visitors to Bonita Springs, FL
Marco Island
Tourist Guide for visitors to Marco Island, FL
Ft. Myers
Tourist Guide for visitors to Ft. Myers, FL
About Marco Island, FL
Marco Island is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, located on an island by the same name in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Southwest Florida. It is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 16,413 at the 2010 census.
Marco Island is the largest barrier island within Southwest Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands area extending southerly to Cape Sable. Parts of the island have some scenic, high elevations relative to the generally flat south Florida landscape. Like the city of Naples to the north, Marco Island has a tropical climate; specifically a tropical wet and dry or savanna type (Aw under the Köppen system). It is known for distinct wet and dry seasons, with most of the rainfall falling between the months of June and October.
Tourist Guide
Related Articles
- What Do The Tamiami Trail and U.S. 41 Have in Common?The year was 1923. There was not a single mile of paved road in all of Naples, [...]Read more
- Romance in Naples for ParentsIt’s about time to put your love life up the next gear by making the pace slow [...]Read more
- Perfect Kayak Intro to Florida Ten Thousand IslandsThe beauty of The Ten Thousand Islands cannot be overstated. We’re looking at 54 [...]Read more
