Fulton, MO: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Fulton in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 56% of the 3,206 US 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Fulton

Mexico, MO, about 22 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Fulton. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How Fulton compares nationally

About 12,573 people live in Fulton, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Fulton places 1,787 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.