Wilkinsburg, PA's night sky, measured from orbit

Satellite radiance puts Wilkinsburg in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 44.1% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Wilkinsburg.

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

How far Wilkinsburg is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Munhall, PA, roughly 4 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Wilkinsburg compares nationally

About 13,800 people live in Wilkinsburg, PA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Wilkinsburg places 1,405 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.