How dark is the sky in New Albany, IN?

New Albany reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. 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 34.4% 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 New Albany

Sellersburg, IN, about 7 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than New Albany. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

New Albany against the rest of the dataset

New Albany, IN has a population of about 37,652, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, New Albany ranks 1,096 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.