How dark is the sky in Manassas Park, VA?

Satellite radiance puts Manassas Park in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 84.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Manassas Park.

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.

How far Manassas Park is from a meaningfully darker sky

19 miles from Manassas Park, straight-line, sits Warrenton, VA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Manassas Park's own suburban band.

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

Manassas Park against the rest of the dataset

About 16,611 people live in Manassas Park, VA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Manassas Park ranks 2,704 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.