Council Bluffs, IA's night sky, measured from orbit

Council Bluffs reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 81.3% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Council Bluffs.

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 Council Bluffs

Maryville, MO, about 80 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Council Bluffs. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How Council Bluffs compares nationally

Council Bluffs, IA counts roughly 62,665 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Council Bluffs places 2,592 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.