How dark is the sky in Lake City, FL?

Lake City reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 67.9% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Lake City

30 miles from Lake City, straight-line, sits Alachua, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Lake City's own suburban band.

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

Lake City against the rest of the dataset

Lake City, FL has a population of about 12,783, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lake City ranks 2,168 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.