What the night sky looks like over Geneva, IL

Geneva reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 50.4% 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 Geneva

3 miles from Geneva, straight-line, sits St. Charles, IL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Geneva's own suburban band.

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

Geneva against the rest of the dataset

About 21,168 people live in Geneva, IL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Geneva ranks 1,606 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.