How dark is the sky in Union City, NJ?

Union City's sky measures inner-city here. Among the brightest skies in this dataset. Usually just the Moon and a few of the brightest stars or planets cut through. Only 99.9% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Union City.

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.

How far Union City is from a meaningfully darker sky

2 miles from Union City, straight-line, sits Hoboken, NJ, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Union City's own inner-city band.

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

Union City against the rest of the dataset

Union City, NJ counts roughly 66,918 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Union City ranks 3,185 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.