How dark is the sky in North Miami, FL?

North Miami's sky measures urban here. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. That's brighter than 92.8% 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.

How far North Miami is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Miami Shores, FL, roughly 2 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban. Road distance will be more.

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

North Miami against the rest of the dataset

About 62,202 people live in North Miami, FL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, North Miami ranks 2,957 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.