What the night sky looks like over Palos Heights, IL

Palos Heights's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Palos Heights's sky is brighter than 49% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Palos Heights

Palos Hills, IL, about 3 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Palos Heights. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Palos Heights against the rest of the dataset

Palos Heights, IL counts roughly 12,088 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Palos Heights ranks 1,564 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.