How dark is the sky in Pleasant Grove, UT?

Pleasant Grove reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 52.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Pleasant Grove.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

How far Pleasant Grove is from a meaningfully darker sky

5 miles from Pleasant Grove, straight-line, sits Vineyard, UT, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Pleasant Grove's own suburban band.

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

Pleasant Grove against the rest of the dataset

Pleasant Grove, UT has a population of about 38,127, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pleasant Grove ranks 1,671 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.