Kalispell, MT's night sky, measured from orbit

Kalispell 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 58% 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.

How far Kalispell is from a meaningfully darker sky

94 miles from Kalispell, straight-line, sits Missoula, MT, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Kalispell's own suburban band.

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

How Kalispell compares nationally

About 31,296 people live in Kalispell, MT, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Kalispell places 1,849 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.