How dark is the sky in West Chester, PA?

West Chester reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. West Chester's sky is brighter than 84.2% 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 West Chester

Pine Hill, NJ, about 35 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than West Chester. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

West Chester against the rest of the dataset

West Chester, PA counts roughly 22,758 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, West Chester ranks 2,684 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.