Southwest Florida

Naples, Fort Myers

Southwest Florida is the region along Florida's southwestern Gulf Coast, typically including the areas from Naples north through Fort Myers and Cape Coral.

The region is known for beaches, retirement communities, and winter tourism.

They spend winters in Southwest Florida.

Distinguished from South Florida, which centers on Miami and the Atlantic coast.

Related

retirees · manatees · sawgrass · panthers · citrus farming · beachgoers · mangroves · hurricane season · dolphins · water quality · fishing industry · alligators · bromeliads · barrier islands · eco-tourism · palm trees · estuaries · luxury resorts

Opposites
Florida regional geography

Southwest FloridaNorth Florida

State's upper portion

the Keys · Central Florida · Miami-Dade · Miami · Tampa Bay

US regional climate

Southwest FloridaAlaska

America's frozen northwest

Upper Midwest · Minnesota · North Dakota · Montana · New England

demographic/lifestyle character

Southwest FloridaBrooklyn

Western Long Island borough

Austin · San Francisco · college towns · Silicon Valley · Boston

Family

south, west, Florida, southern, western, southerly, westerly, southwestern, southward

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G