How dark is the sky in Amherst, OH?

Satellite radiance puts Amherst 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. Amherst's sky is brighter than 32.1% 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.

How far Amherst is from a meaningfully darker sky

4 miles from Amherst, straight-line, sits Vermilion, OH, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Amherst's own suburban edge band.

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

Amherst against the rest of the dataset

Amherst, OH has a population of about 13,048, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Amherst ranks 1,024 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.