Norfolk, VA: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Norfolk in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Norfolk's sky is brighter than 54.3% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Norfolk

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Portsmouth, VA, roughly 8 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Norfolk compares nationally

About 231,105 people live in Norfolk, VA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Norfolk places 1,733 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.