How dark is the sky in Bowling Green, OH?

Bowling Green's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Bowling Green's sky is brighter than 80.3% 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 Bowling Green

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Oregon, OH, roughly 22 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Bowling Green against the rest of the dataset

About 30,463 people live in Bowling Green, OH, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Bowling Green ranks 2,559 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.