How dark is the sky in Cambridge, MN?

Cambridge 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 40.1% 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.

How far Cambridge is from a meaningfully darker sky

14 miles from Cambridge, straight-line, sits North Branch, MN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Cambridge's own suburban edge band.

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

Cambridge against the rest of the dataset

Cambridge, MN counts roughly 10,974 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Cambridge ranks 1,279 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.