Sikeston, MO Night Sky Brightness
Sikeston, MO's night sky, measured from orbit
Sikeston reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 75.8% 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.
Where to go for a darker sky near Sikeston
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Jackson, MO, roughly 34 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Jackson, MO is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Sikeston compares nationally
Sikeston, MO counts roughly 16,062 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Sikeston's position, 2,416 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.