Floral Park, NY: how dark is the sky here?

Floral Park's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 74% of the 3,206 US 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 Floral Park is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Glen Cove, NY, roughly 12 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

How Floral Park compares nationally

Floral Park, NY has a population of about 15,966, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Floral Park places 2,359 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.