Shelbyville, IN's night sky, measured from orbit

Satellite radiance puts Shelbyville in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 63% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Shelbyville.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

How far Shelbyville is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Bargersville, IN, roughly 23 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

How Shelbyville compares nationally

About 20,845 people live in Shelbyville, IN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Shelbyville places 2,009 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.