Babylon, NY: how dark is the sky here?

Babylon's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 64.7% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Babylon

Glen Cove, NY, about 21 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Babylon. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How Babylon compares nationally

About 12,193 people live in Babylon, NY, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Babylon places 2,065 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.