What the night sky looks like over Bolivar, MO

Bolivar's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 47.3% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

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.

The nearest darker sky to Bolivar

Republic, MO, about 30 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Bolivar. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Bolivar against the rest of the dataset

Bolivar, MO has a population of about 11,549, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Bolivar ranks 1,508 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.