New Milford, NJ Night Sky Brightness
New Milford, NJ's night sky, measured from orbit
New Milford reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 47.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than New Milford.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near New Milford
1 miles from New Milford, straight-line, sits River Edge, NJ, the nearest city here with a darker sky than New Milford's own suburban band.
River Edge, NJ is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How New Milford compares nationally
New Milford, NJ counts roughly 17,229 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. New Milford's position, 1,524 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.