Worthington, OH's night sky, measured from orbit

Worthington's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Worthington's sky is brighter than 46.5% of the 3,206 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.

How far Worthington is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Upper Arlington, OH, roughly 5 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Worthington compares nationally

Worthington, OH counts roughly 14,649 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Worthington places 1,484 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.