How dark is the sky in Shawnee, KS?

Satellite radiance puts Shawnee in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Shawnee's sky is brighter than 14.6% of the 3,206 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Shawnee

4 miles from Shawnee, straight-line, sits Lenexa, KS, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Shawnee's own suburban edge band.

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

Shawnee against the rest of the dataset

Shawnee, KS has a population of about 69,724, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Shawnee ranks 467 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.