What the night sky looks like over Westfield, NJ

Satellite radiance puts Westfield in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Westfield's sky is brighter than 81% 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.

How far Westfield is from a meaningfully darker sky

New Providence, NJ, about 5 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Westfield. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Westfield against the rest of the dataset

About 32,050 people live in Westfield, NJ, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Westfield ranks 2,582 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.