What the night sky looks like over Key West, FL

Satellite radiance puts Key West in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Key West's sky is brighter than 67.1% of the 3,206 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 Key West

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Marathon, FL, roughly 49 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Key West against the rest of the dataset

About 25,240 people live in Key West, FL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Key West ranks 2,139 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.