What the night sky looks like over Riverton, WY

Satellite radiance puts Riverton in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 67.6% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Riverton.

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 Riverton is from a meaningfully darker sky

Green River, WY, about 118 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Riverton. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Riverton against the rest of the dataset

Riverton, WY counts roughly 10,953 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Riverton ranks 2,157 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.