How dark is the sky in Elizabeth City, NC?

Elizabeth City's sky measures urban here. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. That's brighter than 95% of the 3,206 US 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.

The nearest darker sky to Elizabeth City

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Chesapeake, VA, roughly 27 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Elizabeth City against the rest of the dataset

Elizabeth City, NC counts roughly 19,028 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Elizabeth City ranks 3,029 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.