How dark is the sky in East Rutherford, NJ?

East Rutherford reads as urban on this dataset's scale. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. East Rutherford's sky is brighter than 93.7% 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.

How far East Rutherford is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Wood-Ridge, NJ, roughly 2 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban. Road distance will be more.

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

East Rutherford against the rest of the dataset

East Rutherford, NJ has a population of about 10,624, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, East Rutherford ranks 2,988 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.