How dark is the sky in Boone, IA?

Boone reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. 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 29.5% 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 Boone

Johnston, IA, about 26 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Boone. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Boone against the rest of the dataset

About 12,461 people live in Boone, IA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Boone ranks 942 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.