What the night sky looks like over Columbus, IN

Columbus 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 73.5% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near Columbus

Seymour, IN, about 18 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Columbus. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Columbus against the rest of the dataset

Columbus, IN counts roughly 51,970 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Columbus ranks 2,344 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.