How dark is the sky in Wallington, NJ?

Wallington's sky measures urban here. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Wallington's sky is brighter than 89.8% 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 Wallington

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Wood-Ridge, NJ, roughly 1 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban. Road distance will be more.

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

Wallington against the rest of the dataset

Wallington, NJ counts roughly 12,060 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Wallington ranks 2,865 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.