Cleveland, TN's night sky, measured from orbit

Cleveland'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 70.8% 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 Cleveland is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Soddy-Daisy, TN, roughly 18 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

How Cleveland compares nationally

About 50,232 people live in Cleveland, TN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Cleveland places 2,258 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.