What the night sky looks like over Marion, AR

Marion's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 60.2% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Marion

West Memphis, AR, about 4 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Marion. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Marion against the rest of the dataset

Marion, AR counts roughly 13,524 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Marion ranks 1,919 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.