How dark is the sky in Warrenton, VA?

Satellite radiance puts Warrenton in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 35.2% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Warrenton.

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 Warrenton

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Newport News, VA, roughly 133 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Warrenton against the rest of the dataset

Warrenton, VA counts roughly 10,224 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Warrenton ranks 1,124 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.