Owatonna, MN's night sky, measured from orbit

Owatonna's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 85% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

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

How far Owatonna is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Faribault, MN, roughly 15 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Owatonna compares nationally

About 26,626 people live in Owatonna, MN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Owatonna places 2,711 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.