How dark is the sky in Skokie, IL?

Satellite radiance puts Skokie in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 60.7% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Skokie.

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 Skokie is from a meaningfully darker sky

3 miles from Skokie, straight-line, sits Wilmette, IL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Skokie's own suburban band.

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

Skokie against the rest of the dataset

Skokie, IL counts roughly 65,850 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Skokie ranks 1,936 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.