How dark is the sky in East Ridge, TN?

East Ridge reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 69.2% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than East Ridge.

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.

How far East Ridge is from a meaningfully darker sky

5 miles from East Ridge, straight-line, sits Fort Oglethorpe, GA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than East Ridge's own suburban band.

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

East Ridge against the rest of the dataset

About 21,970 people live in East Ridge, TN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, East Ridge ranks 2,207 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.