Loveland, OH: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Loveland in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 35.6% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Loveland.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Loveland

22 miles from Loveland, straight-line, sits Alexandria, KY, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Loveland's own suburban edge band.

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

How Loveland compares nationally

Loveland, OH counts roughly 13,277 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Loveland places 1,136 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.