How dark is the sky in Elyria, OH?

Satellite radiance puts Elyria in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 47.1% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Elyria.

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 Elyria

North Ridgeville, OH, about 4 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Elyria. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Elyria against the rest of the dataset

About 53,604 people live in Elyria, OH, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Elyria ranks 1,501 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.