Wilkinsburg, PA Night Sky Brightness
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, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
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's position, 1,405 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.