What the night sky looks like over Newark, DE

Satellite radiance puts Newark in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 76.7% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near Newark

21 miles from Newark, straight-line, sits Havre de Grace, MD, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Newark's own suburban band.

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

Newark against the rest of the dataset

Newark, DE counts roughly 30,506 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Newark ranks 2,444 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.