What the night sky looks like over Troy, OH

Troy's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Troy's sky is brighter than 40.8% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

How far Troy is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Trotwood, OH, roughly 18 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Troy against the rest of the dataset

Troy, OH counts roughly 27,122 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Troy ranks 1,302 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.