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.

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 places 2,521 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.