How dark is the sky in Woodland Park, NJ?

Satellite radiance puts Woodland Park in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Woodland Park's sky is brighter than 65.7% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

How far Woodland Park is from a meaningfully darker sky

6 miles from Woodland Park, straight-line, sits Glen Rock, NJ, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Woodland Park's own suburban band.

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

Woodland Park against the rest of the dataset

Woodland Park, NJ has a population of about 13,477, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Woodland Park ranks 2,095 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.