What the night sky looks like over Overland, MO

Satellite radiance puts Overland in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Overland's sky is brighter than 48.3% of the 3,206 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.

The nearest darker sky to Overland

Ferguson, MO, about 5 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Overland. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Overland against the rest of the dataset

About 15,547 people live in Overland, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Overland ranks 1,539 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.