What the night sky looks like over Indianola, IA

Indianola's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 74.5% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Indianola.

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 Indianola is from a meaningfully darker sky

11 miles from Indianola, straight-line, sits Norwalk, IA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Indianola's own suburban band.

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

Indianola against the rest of the dataset

Indianola, IA counts roughly 16,297 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Indianola ranks 2,374 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.