White Plains, NY's night sky, measured from orbit

White Plains's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 59% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

Where to go for a darker sky near White Plains

Scarsdale, NY, about 2 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than White Plains. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How White Plains compares nationally

White Plains, NY counts roughly 62,561 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. White Plains places 1,882 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.