How dark is the sky in Taunton, MA?

Satellite radiance puts Taunton in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 83.9% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Taunton.

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 Taunton

Bridgewater Town, MA, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Taunton. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

Bridgewater 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.

Taunton against the rest of the dataset

Taunton, MA has a population of about 61,936, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Taunton ranks 2,674 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.