How dark is the sky in Midvale, UT?

Satellite radiance puts Midvale in the urban band. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Midvale's sky is brighter than 85.7% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Midvale

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Sandy, UT, roughly 4 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban. Road distance will be more.

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

Midvale against the rest of the dataset

About 36,219 people live in Midvale, UT, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Midvale ranks 2,733 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.