How dark is the sky in Glen Cove, NY?

Glen Cove reads as rural on this dataset's scale. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. That's brighter than 6.4% of the 3,206 US 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Glen Cove

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Ringwood, NJ, roughly 36 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Glen Cove against the rest of the dataset

Glen Cove, NY has a population of about 28,088, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Glen Cove ranks 205 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.