How dark is the sky in Waconia, MN?

Waconia reads as urban on this dataset's scale. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. That's brighter than 85.6% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Waconia

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Victoria, MN, roughly 6 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Waconia against the rest of the dataset

Waconia, MN has a population of about 13,831, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Waconia ranks 2,730 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.