How dark is the sky in Bentonville, AR?

Satellite radiance puts Bentonville in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 37.8% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

The nearest darker sky to Bentonville

8 miles from Bentonville, straight-line, sits Bella Vista, AR, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Bentonville's own suburban edge band.

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

Bentonville against the rest of the dataset

About 61,791 people live in Bentonville, AR, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Bentonville ranks 1,208 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.