Pompton Lakes, NJ Night Sky Brightness
Pompton Lakes, NJ's night sky, measured from orbit
Satellite radiance puts Pompton Lakes in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 54.7% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Pompton Lakes
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Wanaque, NJ, roughly 3 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Wanaque, NJ is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Pompton Lakes compares nationally
About 11,156 people live in Pompton Lakes, NJ, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Pompton Lakes's position, 1,744 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.