How dark is the sky in Van Buren, AR?

Satellite radiance puts Van Buren in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 35.4% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Van Buren

70 miles from Van Buren, straight-line, sits Bella Vista, AR, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Van Buren's own suburban edge band.

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

Van Buren against the rest of the dataset

Van Buren, AR counts roughly 24,396 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Van Buren ranks 1,130 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.