What the night sky looks like over Patchogue, NY

Patchogue's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 65.9% 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.

How far Patchogue is from a meaningfully darker sky

Glen Cove, NY, about 34 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Patchogue. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Patchogue against the rest of the dataset

Patchogue, NY counts roughly 12,447 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Patchogue ranks 2,100 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.