How dark is the sky in Eatontown, NJ?

Eatontown 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 79.1% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Eatontown.

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 Eatontown

Tinton Falls, NJ, about 3 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Eatontown. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Eatontown against the rest of the dataset

About 13,582 people live in Eatontown, NJ, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Eatontown ranks 2,522 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.