How dark is the sky in Mason, OH?

Mason reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 16% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Mason.

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 Mason is from a meaningfully darker sky

26 miles from Mason, straight-line, sits Wilmington, OH, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Mason's own suburban edge band.

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

Mason against the rest of the dataset

Mason, OH has a population of about 36,046, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Mason ranks 510 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.