How dark is the sky in Newton, KS?

Newton 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. Newton's sky is brighter than 24.4% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Newton

152 miles from Newton, straight-line, sits Lenexa, KS, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Newton's own suburban edge band.

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

Newton against the rest of the dataset

Newton, KS has a population of about 18,320, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Newton ranks 781 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.