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

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.

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 places 2,609 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.