How dark is the sky in Holladay, UT?

Holladay reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Holladay's sky is brighter than 21.2% of the 3,206 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.

The nearest darker sky to Holladay

Alpine, UT, about 14 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Holladay. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Holladay against the rest of the dataset

About 30,588 people live in Holladay, UT, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Holladay ranks 678 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.