Johnson City, NY's night sky, measured from orbit

Satellite radiance puts Johnson City in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Johnson City's sky is brighter than 49.8% of the 3,206 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.

The nearest darker sky to Johnson City

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Ithaca, NY, roughly 35 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Johnson City compares nationally

Johnson City, NY has a population of about 14,698, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Johnson City places 1,589 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.