How dark is the sky in Point Pleasant, NJ?

Point Pleasant'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. That's brighter than 39.9% of the 3,206 US 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.

How far Point Pleasant is from a meaningfully darker sky

Tinton Falls, NJ, about 13 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Point Pleasant. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Point Pleasant against the rest of the dataset

Point Pleasant, NJ counts roughly 19,565 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Point Pleasant ranks 1,275 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.