What the night sky looks like over Dolton, IL

Satellite radiance puts Dolton in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Dolton's sky is brighter than 79% of the 3,206 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.

How far Dolton is from a meaningfully darker sky

Park Forest, IL, about 11 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Dolton. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Dolton against the rest of the dataset

Dolton, IL counts roughly 20,697 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Dolton ranks 2,518 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.