How dark is the sky in Lake Mary, FL?

Satellite radiance puts Lake Mary in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 43.3% 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 Mary

8 miles from Lake Mary, straight-line, sits DeBary, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Lake Mary's own suburban edge band.

DeBary, 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 Mary against the rest of the dataset

Lake Mary, FL counts roughly 16,989 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lake Mary ranks 1,381 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.