What the night sky looks like over Champlin, MN

Champlin's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 69.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Champlin.

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.

How far Champlin is from a meaningfully darker sky

3 miles from Champlin, straight-line, sits Anoka, MN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Champlin's own suburban band.

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

Champlin against the rest of the dataset

Champlin, MN counts roughly 23,045 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Champlin ranks 2,227 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.