What the night sky looks like over Parkland, FL

Parkland reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 49.4% of the 3,206 US 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Parkland

Davie, FL, about 17 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Parkland. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Parkland against the rest of the dataset

Parkland, FL counts roughly 39,700 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Parkland ranks 1,575 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.