Longwood, FL Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Longwood, FL?
Longwood's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Longwood's sky is brighter than 83.6% of the 3,206 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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Longwood
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Casselberry, FL, roughly 3 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Casselberry, FL is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Longwood against the rest of the dataset
About 17,089 people live in Longwood, FL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Longwood comes in at 2,665, darkest to brightest.