What the night sky looks like over Cedar Rapids, IA

Cedar Rapids's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Cedar Rapids's sky is brighter than 83.7% of the 3,206 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 Cedar Rapids

7 miles from Cedar Rapids, straight-line, sits Marion, IA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Cedar Rapids's own suburban band.

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

Cedar Rapids against the rest of the dataset

Cedar Rapids, IA counts roughly 137,904 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Cedar Rapids ranks 2,668 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.