Mandan, ND Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Mandan, ND?
Mandan's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 82.6% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Mandan.
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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Mandan
Jamestown, ND, about 104 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Mandan. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Jamestown, ND is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Mandan against the rest of the dataset
Mandan, ND counts roughly 24,788 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Mandan comes in at 2,632, darkest to brightest.