What the night sky looks like over West Melbourne, FL

Satellite radiance puts West Melbourne 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. West Melbourne's sky is brighter than 16.4% of the 3,206 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 West Melbourne is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Melbourne, FL, roughly 4 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

West Melbourne against the rest of the dataset

West Melbourne, FL counts roughly 31,378 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, West Melbourne ranks 523 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.