What the night sky looks like over Eden, NC

Eden's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 43% 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.

How far Eden is from a meaningfully darker sky

12 miles from Eden, straight-line, sits Reidsville, NC, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Eden's own suburban edge band.

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

Eden against the rest of the dataset

Eden, NC counts roughly 15,399 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Eden ranks 1,371 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.