How dark is the sky in Mount Vernon, OH?

Mount Vernon's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 43.1% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Mount Vernon

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Pataskala, OH, roughly 28 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Mount Vernon against the rest of the dataset

About 17,329 people live in Mount Vernon, OH, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Mount Vernon ranks 1,375 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.