Lake Grove, NY's night sky, measured from orbit

Satellite radiance puts Lake Grove in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Lake Grove's sky is brighter than 51.7% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

The nearest darker sky to Lake Grove

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Stamford, CT, roughly 27 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Lake Grove compares nationally

Lake Grove, NY counts roughly 11,109 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Lake Grove places 1,649 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.