Macomb, IL: how dark is the sky here?

Macomb 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 64.2% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

The nearest darker sky to Macomb

33 miles from Macomb, straight-line, sits Burlington, IA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Macomb's own suburban band.

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

How Macomb compares nationally

Macomb, IL counts roughly 14,765 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Macomb places 2,047 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.