How dark is the sky in Richton Park, IL?

Satellite radiance puts Richton Park in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Richton Park's sky is brighter than 41.4% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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 Richton Park is from a meaningfully darker sky

Hobart, IN, about 24 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Richton Park. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Richton Park against the rest of the dataset

Richton Park, IL has a population of about 12,504, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Richton Park ranks 1,319 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.