What the night sky looks like over Haverhill, MA

Haverhill reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 48.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Haverhill.

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 Haverhill

5 miles from Haverhill, straight-line, sits Methuen, MA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Haverhill's own suburban band.

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

Haverhill against the rest of the dataset

About 68,291 people live in Haverhill, MA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Haverhill ranks 1,555 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.