What the night sky looks like over South Sioux City, NE

Satellite radiance puts South Sioux City in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 54.4% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near South Sioux City

Brandon, SD, about 79 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than South Sioux City. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

South Sioux City against the rest of the dataset

South Sioux City, NE has a population of about 13,910, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, South Sioux City ranks 1,736 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.