Mundelein, IL's night sky, measured from orbit

Mundelein reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 32.2% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Mundelein.

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

How far Mundelein is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Wauconda, IL, roughly 6 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

Wauconda, 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 Mundelein compares nationally

About 32,641 people live in Mundelein, IL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Mundelein places 1,028 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.