What the night sky looks like over Dodge City, KS

Dodge City 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 68.7% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Dodge City.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Dodge City

Liberal, KS, about 70 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Dodge City. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Dodge City against the rest of the dataset

Dodge City, KS counts roughly 27,663 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Dodge City ranks 2,192 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.