Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marco Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marco Island and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marco Island
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Marco Island:
- 25.937361, -81.716166
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Marco Island
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Collier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Collier County
- Since Marco Island is near Lee County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marco Island ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Goodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Goodland is located in Collier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goodland
- From Marco Island to Goodland
- Grocery Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grocery Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grocery Place
- Grocery Place is located in Collier County
- Isles of Capri
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isles of Capri have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isles of Capri
- Isles of Capri is located in Collier County
- Marco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Old Marco Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Marco Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marco Junction
- Old Marco Junction is located in Collier County
- Royal Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Harbor
- Royal Harbor is located in Collier County
- Royal Palm Hammock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Hammock
- Royal Palm Hammock is located in Collier County
- Shell Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
- Shell Island is located in Collier County
How Far From Marco Island to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Marco Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Marco Island and extending to:
- Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marco Island to Naples, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,241 miles [8,434.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marco Island: www.marcoislandcity.com/
The official website for Collier County: www.co.collier.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marco Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marco Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.9374, Longitude: -81.7162 |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Marco Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.277 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.312 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.063 degrees. |