What the night sky looks like over Gloucester City, NJ

Gloucester City's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Gloucester City's sky is brighter than 70.3% of the 3,206 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Gloucester City

10 miles from Gloucester City, straight-line, sits Pine Hill, NJ, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Gloucester City's own suburban band.

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

Gloucester City against the rest of the dataset

About 11,618 people live in Gloucester City, NJ, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Gloucester City ranks 2,243 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.