What the night sky looks like over Lebanon, MO

Satellite radiance puts Lebanon in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Lebanon's sky is brighter than 62% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Lebanon

Rolla, MO, about 53 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Lebanon. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Lebanon against the rest of the dataset

About 15,538 people live in Lebanon, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lebanon ranks 1,977 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.