What the night sky looks like over Magnolia, AR

Satellite radiance puts Magnolia in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 48% of the 3,206 US 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 Magnolia is from a meaningfully darker sky

30 miles from Magnolia, straight-line, sits Camden, AR, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Magnolia's own suburban 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.

Magnolia against the rest of the dataset

About 10,759 people live in Magnolia, AR, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Magnolia ranks 1,532 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.