What the night sky looks like over Lindon, UT

Lindon's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Lindon's sky is brighter than 62.2% 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.

How far Lindon is from a meaningfully darker sky

Vineyard, UT, about 3 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Lindon. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Lindon against the rest of the dataset

Lindon, UT counts roughly 12,018 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lindon ranks 1,982 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.