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.

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 places 2,416 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.