DarkSkyCheck

West Park, FL Night Sky Brightness

West Park, FL's night sky, measured from orbit

Suburban
41.2 nW/cm2/sr

West Park reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 81.8% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.

How far West Park is from a meaningfully darker sky

9 miles from West Park, straight-line, sits Davie, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than West Park's own suburban band.

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

How West Park compares nationally

West Park, FL counts roughly 15,641 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. West Park's position, 2,609 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.