How dark is the sky in Fishers, IN?

Fishers'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 32.2% 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.

How far Fishers is from a meaningfully darker sky

19 miles from Fishers, straight-line, sits Zionsville, IN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Fishers's own suburban edge band.

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

Fishers against the rest of the dataset

Fishers, IN counts roughly 103,986 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Fishers ranks 1,026 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.