What the night sky looks like over Elko, NV

Elko'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. That's brighter than 36.4% 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 Elko

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Grantsville, UT, roughly 173 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Elko against the rest of the dataset

Elko, NV counts roughly 20,822 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Elko ranks 1,161 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.