What the night sky looks like over Faribault, MN

Faribault'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. Faribault's sky is brighter than 38.8% 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 Faribault is from a meaningfully darker sky

30 miles from Faribault, straight-line, sits Prior Lake, MN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Faribault's own suburban edge band.

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

Faribault against the rest of the dataset

About 24,983 people live in Faribault, MN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Faribault ranks 1,236 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.