How dark is the sky in Hopewell, VA?

Satellite radiance puts Hopewell in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 46.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Hopewell.

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 Hopewell is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Petersburg, VA, roughly 8 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Hopewell against the rest of the dataset

Hopewell, VA has a population of about 22,970, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Hopewell ranks 1,492 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.