How dark is the sky in Carthage, MO?

Carthage's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 31% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Carthage.

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 Carthage is from a meaningfully darker sky

47 miles from Carthage, straight-line, sits Bella Vista, AR, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Carthage'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.

Carthage against the rest of the dataset

About 15,703 people live in Carthage, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Carthage ranks 990 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.