What the night sky looks like over East St. Louis, IL

East St. Louis'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 77.8% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near East St. Louis

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Fairview Heights, IL, roughly 7 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

East St. Louis against the rest of the dataset

East St. Louis, IL has a population of about 17,808, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, East St. Louis ranks 2,482 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.