How dark is the sky in Southbridge Town, MA?

Southbridge Town's sky measures rural here. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. That's brighter than 2.3% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Southbridge Town

17 miles from Southbridge Town, straight-line, sits Palmer Town, MA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Southbridge Town's own rural band.

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

Southbridge Town against the rest of the dataset

About 18,106 people live in Southbridge Town, MA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Southbridge Town ranks 75 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.