How dark is the sky in Metuchen, NJ?

Satellite radiance puts Metuchen in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 75.2% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Metuchen.

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.

The nearest darker sky to Metuchen

Sayreville, NJ, about 6 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Metuchen. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Metuchen against the rest of the dataset

About 15,470 people live in Metuchen, NJ, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Metuchen ranks 2,398 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.