How dark is the sky in Leavenworth, KS?

Leavenworth's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 43.1% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Leavenworth.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

How far Leavenworth is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Smithville, MO, roughly 20 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Leavenworth against the rest of the dataset

About 37,370 people live in Leavenworth, KS, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Leavenworth ranks 1,374 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.