How dark is the sky in Jamestown, NY?

Jamestown reads as urban on this dataset's scale. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Only 94.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Jamestown.

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 Jamestown is from a meaningfully darker sky

Dunkirk, NY, about 27 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Jamestown. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Jamestown against the rest of the dataset

About 27,699 people live in Jamestown, NY, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Jamestown ranks 3,010 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.