What the night sky looks like over Naples, FL

Naples's sky measures urban here. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Naples's sky is brighter than 89.9% 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.

How far Naples is from a meaningfully darker sky

14 miles from Naples, straight-line, sits Bonita Springs, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Naples's own urban band.

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

Naples against the rest of the dataset

Naples, FL has a population of about 20,168, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Naples ranks 2,866 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.