Bellmawr, NJ's night sky, measured from orbit

Bellmawr reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 77.1% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

How far Bellmawr is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Pine Hill, NJ, roughly 8 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

How Bellmawr compares nationally

About 11,846 people live in Bellmawr, NJ, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Bellmawr places 2,459 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.