What the night sky looks like over Lindenhurst, NY

Satellite radiance puts Lindenhurst in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Lindenhurst's sky is brighter than 78.2% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Lindenhurst

Glen Cove, NY, about 20 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Lindenhurst. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Lindenhurst against the rest of the dataset

Lindenhurst, NY has a population of about 27,160, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lindenhurst ranks 2,494 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.