Burbank, IL's night sky, measured from orbit

Burbank's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Burbank's sky is brighter than 81% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

Where to go for a darker sky near Burbank

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Justice, IL, roughly 3 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Burbank compares nationally

Burbank, IL has a population of about 28,606, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Burbank places 2,581 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.