How dark is the sky in Smithville, MO?

Smithville reads as rural on this dataset's scale. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. That's brighter than 2.6% 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 Smithville is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Godfrey, IL, roughly 235 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Smithville against the rest of the dataset

About 10,971 people live in Smithville, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Smithville ranks 84 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.