How dark is the sky in Sedalia, MO?

Sedalia reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. 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 32.6% of the 3,206 US 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 Sedalia is from a meaningfully darker sky

80 miles from Sedalia, straight-line, sits Mexico, MO, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Sedalia's own suburban edge band.

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

Sedalia against the rest of the dataset

About 22,310 people live in Sedalia, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Sedalia ranks 1,040 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.