How dark is the sky in Berea, KY?

Satellite radiance puts Berea in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 19.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Berea.

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 Berea

95 miles from Berea, straight-line, sits Alexandria, KY, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Berea's own suburban edge band.

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

Berea against the rest of the dataset

Berea, KY counts roughly 16,436 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Berea ranks 619 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.