Meadville, PA's night sky, measured from orbit

Meadville's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 48.9% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

Where to go for a darker sky near Meadville

29 miles from Meadville, straight-line, sits Conneaut, OH, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Meadville's own suburban band.

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

How Meadville compares nationally

Meadville, PA counts roughly 12,347 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Meadville places 1,560 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.