How dark is the sky in Muscatine, IA?

Muscatine 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. Muscatine's sky is brighter than 12.7% 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.

How far Muscatine is from a meaningfully darker sky

52 miles from Muscatine, straight-line, sits Clinton, IA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Muscatine's own suburban edge band.

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

Muscatine against the rest of the dataset

About 23,298 people live in Muscatine, IA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Muscatine ranks 405 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.