Richmond, KY: how dark is the sky here?

Richmond's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 63.9% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Richmond

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Berea, KY, roughly 10 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Richmond compares nationally

About 39,581 people live in Richmond, KY, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Richmond places 2,037 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.