Waverly, IA's night sky, measured from orbit

Satellite radiance puts Waverly in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Waverly's sky is brighter than 47.7% of the 3,206 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.

The nearest darker sky to Waverly

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Marion, IA, roughly 65 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Waverly compares nationally

About 10,576 people live in Waverly, IA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Waverly places 1,520 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.