How dark is the sky in West Chicago, IL?

West Chicago's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 36.2% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than West Chicago.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near West Chicago

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Bartlett, IL, roughly 5 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

West Chicago against the rest of the dataset

About 25,469 people live in West Chicago, IL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, West Chicago ranks 1,157 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.