Winter Haven, FL's night sky, measured from orbit

Winter Haven reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 82% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Winter Haven.

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

How far Winter Haven is from a meaningfully darker sky

6 miles from Winter Haven, straight-line, sits Auburndale, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Winter Haven's own suburban band.

Auburndale, 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 Winter Haven compares nationally

Winter Haven, FL has a population of about 59,975, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Winter Haven places 2,614 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.