How dark is the sky in New Bern, NC?

New Bern reads as rural on this dataset's scale. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. New Bern's sky is brighter than 12.4% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near New Bern

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Suffolk, VA, roughly 114 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

New Bern against the rest of the dataset

About 34,218 people live in New Bern, NC, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, New Bern ranks 395 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.