What the night sky looks like over Pea Ridge, AR

Pea Ridge's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Pea Ridge's sky is brighter than 40% 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.

How far Pea Ridge is from a meaningfully darker sky

Bella Vista, AR, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Pea Ridge. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Pea Ridge against the rest of the dataset

Pea Ridge, AR has a population of about 10,190, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pea Ridge ranks 1,276 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.