What the night sky looks like over Paramus, NJ

Paramus reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Paramus's sky is brighter than 62.4% 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 Paramus

River Edge, NJ, about 2 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Paramus. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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.

Paramus against the rest of the dataset

Paramus, NJ counts roughly 26,786 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Paramus ranks 1,990 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.