Webster Groves, MO Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Webster Groves, MO?
Satellite radiance puts Webster Groves in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Webster Groves's sky is brighter than 55.4% of the 3,206 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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Webster Groves
4 miles from Webster Groves, straight-line, sits Kirkwood, MO, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Webster Groves's own suburban band.
Kirkwood, MO is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Webster Groves against the rest of the dataset
About 23,525 people live in Webster Groves, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Webster Groves comes in at 1,769, darkest to brightest.