What the night sky looks like over Davenport, IA

Davenport's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 65.1% of the 3,206 US 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 Davenport

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Moline, IL, roughly 8 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Davenport against the rest of the dataset

About 100,938 people live in Davenport, IA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Davenport ranks 2,077 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.