What the night sky looks like over Maryville, MO

Maryville's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Maryville's sky is brighter than 37.7% of the 3,206 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Maryville

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Smithville, MO, roughly 67 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Maryville against the rest of the dataset

Maryville, MO counts roughly 10,193 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Maryville ranks 1,204 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.