How dark is the sky in Salisbury, MD?

Salisbury's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Salisbury's sky is brighter than 80.5% of the 3,206 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 Salisbury is from a meaningfully darker sky

29 miles from Salisbury, straight-line, sits Cambridge, MD, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Salisbury's own suburban band.

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

Salisbury against the rest of the dataset

Salisbury, MD has a population of about 33,616, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Salisbury ranks 2,568 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.