Monroe, NC Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Monroe, NC?
Monroe reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 69.3% of the 3,206 US 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.
The nearest darker sky to Monroe
Indian Trail, NC, about 7 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Monroe. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Indian Trail, NC is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Monroe against the rest of the dataset
Monroe, NC has a population of about 40,054, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Monroe comes in at 2,210, darkest to brightest.