DarkSkyCheck

Clermont, FL: how dark is the sky here?

Clermont's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Clermont's sky is brighter than 54.1% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Clermont is from a meaningfully darker sky

5 miles from Clermont, straight-line, sits Minneola, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Clermont's own suburban band.

Minneola, FL is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Clermont compares nationally

About 50,851 people live in Clermont, FL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Clermont places 1,724 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.