Robbinsdale, MN Night Sky Brightness
Robbinsdale, MN's night sky, measured from orbit
Robbinsdale's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 72% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
How far Robbinsdale is from a meaningfully darker sky
Crystal, MN, about 2 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Robbinsdale. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Crystal, MN is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Robbinsdale compares nationally
Robbinsdale, MN counts roughly 13,993 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Robbinsdale's position, 2,295 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.