DarkSkyCheck

Farmington, AR: how dark is the sky here?

Farmington reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Farmington's sky is brighter than 46.2% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Farmington is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Springdale, AR, roughly 12 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Farmington compares nationally

About 10,473 people live in Farmington, AR, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Farmington places 1,474 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.