Springfield, OR's night sky, measured from orbit

Springfield's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 72% 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 Springfield

18 miles from Springfield, straight-line, sits Cottage Grove, OR, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Springfield's own suburban band.

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

How Springfield compares nationally

Springfield, OR has a population of about 61,182, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Springfield places 2,296 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.