What the night sky looks like over Ashland, KY

Ashland's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 42.5% of the 3,206 US 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.

The nearest darker sky to Ashland

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Portsmouth, OH, roughly 26 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Ashland against the rest of the dataset

Ashland, KY counts roughly 21,066 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Ashland ranks 1,354 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.