How dark is the sky in Orlando, FL?

Orlando's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 66.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Orlando.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Orlando

Casselberry, FL, about 13 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Orlando. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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.

Orlando against the rest of the dataset

Orlando, FL counts roughly 334,854 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Orlando ranks 2,131 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.