Jefferson City, MO Night Sky Brightness
Jefferson City, MO's night sky, measured from orbit
Jefferson City 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 79.1% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
The nearest darker sky to Jefferson City
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Mexico, MO, roughly 44 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
Mexico, MO is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Jefferson City compares nationally
Jefferson City, MO counts roughly 42,564 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Jefferson City's position, 2,521 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.