How dark is the sky in Stamford, CT?

Satellite radiance puts Stamford in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Stamford's sky is brighter than 30.5% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Stamford

12 miles from Stamford, straight-line, sits Rye, NY, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Stamford's own suburban edge band.

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

Stamford against the rest of the dataset

Stamford, CT has a population of about 139,134, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Stamford ranks 974 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.