What the night sky looks like over River Falls, WI

River Falls'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. That's brighter than 29.7% of the 3,206 US 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.

The nearest darker sky to River Falls

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Lake Elmo, MN, roughly 16 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

River Falls against the rest of the dataset

River Falls, WI counts roughly 17,802 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, River Falls ranks 949 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.