How dark is the sky in Omaha, NE?

Satellite radiance puts Omaha in the urban band. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Omaha's sky is brighter than 97.4% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Omaha

6 miles from Omaha, straight-line, sits La Vista, NE, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Omaha's own urban band.

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

Omaha against the rest of the dataset

Omaha, NE has a population of about 489,265, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Omaha ranks 3,104 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.