Springville, UT's night sky, measured from orbit

Springville 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 51.9% 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.

How far Springville is from a meaningfully darker sky

4 miles from Springville, straight-line, sits Spanish Fork, UT, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Springville's own suburban band.

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

How Springville compares nationally

About 36,027 people live in Springville, UT, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Springville places 1,657 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.