How dark is the sky in Sweetwater, FL?

Sweetwater reads as urban on this dataset's scale. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. That's brighter than 94% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Sweetwater

7 miles from Sweetwater, straight-line, sits Miami Springs, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Sweetwater's own urban band.

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

Sweetwater against the rest of the dataset

Sweetwater, FL counts roughly 21,321 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Sweetwater ranks 2,996 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.