Zanesville, OH Night Sky Brightness
Zanesville, OH's night sky, measured from orbit
Zanesville'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 50.2% 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.
How far Zanesville is from a meaningfully darker sky
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Coshocton, OH, roughly 23 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Coshocton, 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 Zanesville compares nationally
Zanesville, OH has a population of about 24,916, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Zanesville's position, 1,602 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.