How dark is the sky in Beachwood, OH?

Beachwood 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 44.6% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Beachwood.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Beachwood

Richmond Heights, OH, about 6 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Beachwood. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Beachwood against the rest of the dataset

About 13,820 people live in Beachwood, OH, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Beachwood ranks 1,421 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.