How dark is the sky in Tarpon Springs, FL?

Satellite radiance puts Tarpon Springs in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Tarpon Springs's sky is brighter than 15.6% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Tarpon Springs

8 miles from Tarpon Springs, straight-line, sits Dunedin, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Tarpon Springs's own suburban edge band.

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

Tarpon Springs against the rest of the dataset

Tarpon Springs, FL counts roughly 26,168 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Tarpon Springs ranks 498 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.