How dark is the sky in Gladstone, MO?

Gladstone'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 22.1% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

The nearest darker sky to Gladstone

13 miles from Gladstone, straight-line, sits Smithville, MO, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Gladstone's own suburban edge band.

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

Gladstone against the rest of the dataset

About 27,579 people live in Gladstone, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Gladstone ranks 704 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.