What the night sky looks like over Northampton, PA

Northampton reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Northampton's sky is brighter than 50.8% of the 3,206 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 Northampton

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Hackettstown, NJ, roughly 37 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Northampton against the rest of the dataset

About 10,587 people live in Northampton, PA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Northampton ranks 1,619 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.