White Plains, NY Night Sky Brightness
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, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
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's position, 1,882 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.