What the night sky looks like over Gulfport, FL

Satellite radiance puts Gulfport in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 48.3% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

The nearest darker sky to Gulfport

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Clearwater, FL, roughly 17 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Gulfport against the rest of the dataset

Gulfport, FL counts roughly 11,645 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Gulfport ranks 1,541 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.