How dark is the sky in Lebanon, NH?

Satellite radiance puts Lebanon in the rural band. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. Only 4.5% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Lebanon.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Lebanon

18 miles from Lebanon, straight-line, sits Claremont, NH, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Lebanon's own rural band.

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

Lebanon against the rest of the dataset

About 15,389 people live in Lebanon, NH, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lebanon ranks 145 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.