How dark is the sky in Edmond, OK?

Edmond reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Edmond's sky is brighter than 41.1% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

How far Edmond is from a meaningfully darker sky

23 miles from Edmond, straight-line, sits Yukon, OK, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Edmond's own suburban edge band.

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

Edmond against the rest of the dataset

Edmond, OK has a population of about 99,040, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Edmond ranks 1,310 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.