What the night sky looks like over Minot, ND

Satellite radiance puts Minot in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 57.2% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Minot

109 miles from Minot, straight-line, sits Williston, ND, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Minot's own suburban band.

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

Minot against the rest of the dataset

Minot, ND counts roughly 47,440 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Minot ranks 1,824 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.