Welcome to the Loudoun County
Lighting Web Site!

Dedicated to better outdoor lighting in Loudoun County

Public Benefits of Effective Outdoor Lighting

Glare Reduction
Light Trespass Reduction
Urban Sky Glow Reduction
Energy Usage Reduction
Improvement in Safety
Environmental Impact Reduction


Common Myths About Light Pollution

The More Light The Better
Light Pollution Only Affects Astronomers
Its Dark In The Countryside
It's Too Late To Do Anything About It
Security Lighting Prevents Crime


Proposed Lighting Ordinance


Loudoun Lighting Photos

South Riding
Shaw Road
GWU-VA Area Condos
Orbital Campus


Other Lighting Photos

Flush Mounted Sheetz Fixtures


Virginia Lighting Ordinances

Fauquier County, VA
Albemarle County, VA
Warren County, VA


Lighting Links

International Dark-Sky Association (IDA)
LyteLynx by Cliff Haas



This site is currenty under construction. 

Check back regularly for more photos of good
and bad lighting as well as a wealth of
information about effective outdoor lighting.
  Thank you!

John Nusbaum
[email protected]