Midlothian, IL's night sky, measured from orbit

Midlothian's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Midlothian's sky is brighter than 68.1% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

The nearest darker sky to Midlothian

7 miles from Midlothian, straight-line, sits Palos Hills, IL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Midlothian's own suburban band.

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

How Midlothian compares nationally

Midlothian, IL counts roughly 13,870 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Midlothian places 2,171 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.