What the night sky looks like over Idaho Falls, ID

Idaho Falls'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 82.6% 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 Idaho Falls is from a meaningfully darker sky

Ammon, ID, about 4 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Idaho Falls. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Idaho Falls against the rest of the dataset

Idaho Falls, ID counts roughly 69,523 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Idaho Falls ranks 2,634 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.