What the night sky looks like over West Carrollton, OH

Satellite radiance puts West Carrollton 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. West Carrollton's sky is brighter than 28% 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.

The nearest darker sky to West Carrollton

9 miles from West Carrollton, straight-line, sits Trotwood, OH, the nearest city here with a darker sky than West Carrollton's own suburban edge band.

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.

West Carrollton against the rest of the dataset

West Carrollton, OH has a population of about 12,911, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, West Carrollton ranks 893 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.