How dark is the sky in Pawtucket, RI?

Pawtucket's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 80.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Pawtucket.

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 Pawtucket

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is East Providence, RI, roughly 5 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Pawtucket against the rest of the dataset

Pawtucket, RI counts roughly 76,996 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pawtucket ranks 2,562 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.