How dark is the sky in Wauconda, IL?

Wauconda reads as rural on this dataset's scale. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. That's brighter than 11% 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.

How far Wauconda is from a meaningfully darker sky

38 miles from Wauconda, straight-line, sits Caledonia, WI, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Wauconda's own rural band.

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

Wauconda against the rest of the dataset

About 14,055 people live in Wauconda, IL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Wauconda ranks 351 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.