Medina, OH Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Medina, OH?
Medina's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Medina's sky is brighter than 45.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.
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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Medina
8 miles from Medina, straight-line, sits Brunswick, OH, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Medina's own suburban band.
Brunswick, OH is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Medina against the rest of the dataset
Medina, OH counts roughly 25,757 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Medina comes in at 1,465, darkest to brightest.