Davie, FL Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Davie, FL?
Davie's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Davie's sky is brighter than 39.4% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.
Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
How far Davie is from a meaningfully darker sky
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Palm Beach Gardens, FL, roughly 54 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Davie against the rest of the dataset
Davie, FL has a population of about 112,052, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Davie comes in at 1,258, darkest to brightest.