What the night sky looks like over Barrington, IL

Satellite radiance puts Barrington in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 58.5% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Barrington.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near Barrington

4 miles from Barrington, straight-line, sits Lake Zurich, IL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Barrington's own suburban band.

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

Barrington against the rest of the dataset

Barrington, IL counts roughly 10,615 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Barrington ranks 1,864 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.