Midlothian, IL Night Sky Brightness
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, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
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's position, 2,171 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.