Night Light Map of US - Homesteading Today
You are Unregistered, please register to use all of the features of Homesteading Today!    
Homesteading Today

Go Back   Homesteading Today > Specialty Forums > General Chat
Reload this Page

Night Light Map of US

Register FAQ / TOS/ Rules Calendar

General Chat Sponsored by LPC Survival


Like Tree6Likes
  • 1 Post By ErinP
  • 2 Post By mnn2501
  • 2 Post By FakeMountainMan
  • 1 Post By WindowOrMirror

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread
  #1  
Old 09/13/14, 08:53 AM
where I want to's Avatar  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: True Northern California
Posts: 13,456
Night Light Map of US
See link below......

Curiosity got me to check out this map of light patterns in the US.
I did manage to see the three local towns but they are pretty much in the middle of no light areas.
One thing that was interesting is the number of lights strung in straight lines out east. Along roads? Along railroads?
Anyway it's obvious that avoiding development means finding places not along these roads or railways.
__________________
For we used to ask when we were little, thinking that the old men knew all things which are on earth: yet forsooth they did not know; but we do not contradict them, for neither do we know.
Last edited by where I want to; 09/13/14 at 12:31 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 09/13/14, 09:04 AM
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Bartow County, GA
Posts: 6,778
Couldn't get the site to come up - may be my awful internet server.

I've seen maps like that before and that's one thing that makes me sad about moving away from Arizona's beautiful, ever changing skies. It's so clear, dark and peaceful here at night.
__________________
Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 09/13/14, 09:51 AM
ErinP's Avatar
Too many fat quarters...
  
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SW Nebraska, NW Kansas
Posts: 8,537
The URL isn't entered quite right.
Try this: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...635d38a1_o.jpg

I still live in a dark area. The nearest pinpoint light that shows on the map is a town 40 miles to the south of us.
What I find interesting is all the flares in western North Dakota/eastern MT. There really is just this constant glow at night...
han_solo likes this.
__________________
~*~Erin~*~
SAHM, ranch wife, sub and quilt shop proprietress
the Back Gate Country Quilt Shop
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 09/13/14, 10:51 AM
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,820
Check out the waters along the TX/LA/MS gulf coast. Drilling rig/platforms, I presume.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 09/13/14, 11:00 AM
mnn2501's Avatar
Dallas
  
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: N of Dallas, TX
Posts: 10,119
No wonder I haven't see stars in years - that big splotch in North Central Texas is me.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 09/13/14, 12:28 PM
where I want to's Avatar  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: True Northern California
Posts: 13,456
Quote:
Originally Posted by ErinP View Post
The URL isn't entered quite right.
Try this: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...635d38a1_o.jpg

I still live in a dark area. The nearest pinpoint light that shows on the map is a town 40 miles to the south of us.
What I find interesting is all the flares in western North Dakota/eastern MT. There really is just this constant glow at night...
Thank you
__________________
For we used to ask when we were little, thinking that the old men knew all things which are on earth: yet forsooth they did not know; but we do not contradict them, for neither do we know.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 09/13/14, 04:10 PM
FakeMountainMan's Avatar
hillbilly in training
  
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Missouri
Posts: 255
Quote:
Originally Posted by mnn2501 View Post
No wonder I haven't see stars in years - that big splotch in North Central Texas is me.
I left N Texas for MO last year. I don't think I had seen the milky way in years. I don't think I am totally free of city light even out here. Springfield is not far enough away for my taste. But the difference is, uh, night and darker night.
mnn2501 and BlueRose like this.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 09/14/14, 09:50 PM
Volvo With a Gun Rack
  
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Texas and Missouri
Posts: 2,513
Our place in MO is in one of the larger dark areas in south central MO.

The night sky is a wonder to look at there!

Not so much, here in Houston.
__________________
Taxes, in excess of what are needed to fulfill the constitutionally authorized activity of government, are theft
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 09/15/14, 12:51 PM
Banned
  
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Wyoming
Posts: 1,185
I can tell where I am because Denver is so brightly lit up. Just follow it north to the nothing. lol
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 09/15/14, 07:37 PM
WindowOrMirror's Avatar
..where do YOU look?
  
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: northcentral WI
Posts: 3,918
I want to live where it is dark on that picture
honeybee18 likes this.
__________________
When faced with issues in life, where do you look for the problem; out the window, or in the mirror?
Reply With Quote
Reply


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Ever wondered about the speed of dark? Is light really light? Oat Bucket Farm Countryside Families 6 08/14/12 03:37 PM
Dd made a late night trip to the clothesline last night.... ginnie5 Countryside Families 28 06/16/11 04:49 PM
My babies spent their first night out last night..... ginnie5 Poultry 4 05/10/11 11:05 AM
Friday night .....date night??? billooo2 Goats 8 07/04/10 10:36 AM
Most Perfect Flash light Ever? 5.11 Light for Life UC3.400 texican Survival & Emergency Preparedness 4 04/13/10 11:51 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:18 PM.
Contact Us - Homesteading Today - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top - ©Carbon Media Group Agriculture