North Arlington, NJ: how dark is the sky here?

North Arlington reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 62.8% of the 3,206 US 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.

How far North Arlington is from a meaningfully darker sky

11 miles from North Arlington, straight-line, sits River Edge, NJ, the nearest city here with a darker sky than North Arlington'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 North Arlington compares nationally

North Arlington, NJ counts roughly 16,694 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. North Arlington places 2,003 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.