How dark is the sky in Norwalk, OH?

Norwalk reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Norwalk's sky is brighter than 48.5% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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 Norwalk

Vermilion, OH, about 19 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Norwalk. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Norwalk against the rest of the dataset

About 17,172 people live in Norwalk, OH, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Norwalk ranks 1,546 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.