How dark is the sky in El Dorado, KS?

El Dorado's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. El Dorado's sky is brighter than 38.7% 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 El Dorado is from a meaningfully darker sky

137 miles from El Dorado, straight-line, sits Lenexa, KS, the nearest city here with a darker sky than El Dorado's own suburban edge band.

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

El Dorado against the rest of the dataset

About 12,694 people live in El Dorado, KS, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, El Dorado ranks 1,233 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.