How dark is the sky in Aurora, OH?

Aurora's sky measures rural here. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. Aurora's sky is brighter than 12.3% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Aurora

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is St. Marys, PA, roughly 146 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Aurora against the rest of the dataset

Aurora, OH counts roughly 17,985 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Aurora ranks 394 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.