How dark is the sky in New Port Richey, FL?

New Port Richey's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. New Port Richey's sky is brighter than 53.9% 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.

The nearest darker sky to New Port Richey

Tarpon Springs, FL, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than New Port Richey. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

Tarpon 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.

New Port Richey against the rest of the dataset

About 18,130 people live in New Port Richey, FL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, New Port Richey ranks 1,718 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.