Lebanon, IN's night sky, measured from orbit

Lebanon's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Lebanon's sky is brighter than 57.5% 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.

How far Lebanon is from a meaningfully darker sky

Zionsville, IN, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Lebanon. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How Lebanon compares nationally

About 17,608 people live in Lebanon, IN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Lebanon places 1,835 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.