What the night sky looks like over Mebane, NC

Satellite radiance puts Mebane 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. Mebane's sky is brighter than 28.2% of the 3,206 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Mebane

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Carrboro, NC, roughly 15 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Mebane against the rest of the dataset

Mebane, NC counts roughly 20,654 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Mebane ranks 900 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.