Lake Grove, NY Night Sky Brightness
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, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
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's position, 1,649 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.