How dark is the sky in Great Bend, KS?

Great Bend's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 66.3% 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 Great Bend

Newton, KS, about 82 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Great Bend. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Great Bend against the rest of the dataset

Great Bend, KS counts roughly 14,306 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Great Bend ranks 2,114 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.