What the night sky looks like over Kent, OH

Satellite radiance puts Kent in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 53.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Kent.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near Kent

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Tallmadge, OH, roughly 4 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Kent against the rest of the dataset

About 27,720 people live in Kent, OH, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Kent ranks 1,715 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.