DarkSkyCheck

How dark is the sky in Sellersburg, IN?

Sellersburg reads as rural on this dataset's scale. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. That's brighter than 6% 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 Sellersburg is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Fort Oglethorpe, GA, roughly 241 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Sellersburg against the rest of the dataset

Sellersburg, IN has a population of about 10,057, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Sellersburg ranks 191 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.