How dark is the sky in Little Rock, AR?

Little Rock reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 29.6% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Little Rock.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Little Rock

85 miles from Little Rock, straight-line, sits Camden, AR, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Little Rock's own suburban edge band.

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

Little Rock against the rest of the dataset

Little Rock, AR counts roughly 204,774 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Little Rock ranks 943 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.