Homewood, IL Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Homewood, IL?
Homewood reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 69.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Homewood.
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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
How far Homewood is from a meaningfully darker sky
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Park Forest, IL, roughly 5 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Park Forest, IL is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Homewood against the rest of the dataset
Homewood, IL counts roughly 18,789 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Homewood comes in at 2,213, darkest to brightest.