What the night sky looks like over Benton, AR

Satellite radiance puts Benton in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 66.2% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Benton.

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.

How far Benton is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Little Rock, AR, roughly 16 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Benton against the rest of the dataset

Benton, AR counts roughly 38,088 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Benton ranks 2,112 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.