Danville, IN: how dark is the sky here?

Danville's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 60% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Danville.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Danville is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Zionsville, IN, roughly 19 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

How Danville compares nationally

Danville, IN counts roughly 12,532 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Danville places 1,914 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.