How dark is the sky in Strongsville, OH?

Satellite radiance puts Strongsville in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 81.6% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Strongsville

North Royalton, OH, about 4 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Strongsville. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Strongsville against the rest of the dataset

About 45,768 people live in Strongsville, OH, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Strongsville ranks 2,603 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.