What the night sky looks like over Pingree Grove, IL

Pingree Grove'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. Pingree Grove's sky is brighter than 19.6% 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 Pingree Grove

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Campton Hills, IL, roughly 9 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

Campton 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.

Pingree Grove against the rest of the dataset

Pingree Grove, IL counts roughly 11,512 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pingree Grove ranks 626 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.