What the night sky looks like over Plattsburgh, NY

Plattsburgh's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Plattsburgh's sky is brighter than 57.1% 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.

How far Plattsburgh is from a meaningfully darker sky

Burlington, VT, about 18 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the dark sky band, one step darker than Plattsburgh. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Plattsburgh against the rest of the dataset

Plattsburgh, NY counts roughly 19,758 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Plattsburgh ranks 1,822 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.