How dark is the sky in Pinecrest, FL?

Pinecrest reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Pinecrest's sky is brighter than 60.4% 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.

How far Pinecrest is from a meaningfully darker sky

Miami Beach, FL, about 14 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Pinecrest. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Pinecrest against the rest of the dataset

Pinecrest, FL counts roughly 18,981 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pinecrest ranks 1,927 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.