What the night sky looks like over Herrin, IL

Herrin 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 59.3% 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.

How far Herrin is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Jackson, MO, roughly 45 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Herrin against the rest of the dataset

About 12,253 people live in Herrin, IL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Herrin ranks 1,891 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.