How dark is the sky in Norton, OH?

Norton's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 24% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Norton.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

The nearest darker sky to Norton

New Franklin, OH, about 6 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Norton. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Norton against the rest of the dataset

Norton, OH counts roughly 11,423 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Norton ranks 765 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.