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.

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 places 2,295 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.