High Point, NC's night sky, measured from orbit

High Point's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 45% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

How far High Point is from a meaningfully darker sky

Kernersville, NC, about 9 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than High Point. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How High Point compares nationally

High Point, NC has a population of about 118,601, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. High Point places 1,435 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.