What the night sky looks like over Lockport, NY

Satellite radiance puts Lockport in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 52% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

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.

The nearest darker sky to Lockport

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is North Tonawanda, NY, roughly 12 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Lockport against the rest of the dataset

About 20,394 people live in Lockport, NY, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lockport ranks 1,658 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.