What the night sky looks like over West St. Paul, MN

West St. Paul's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. West St. Paul's sky is brighter than 77.7% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near West St. Paul

Mendota Heights, MN, about 3 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than West St. Paul. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

West St. Paul against the rest of the dataset

About 21,920 people live in West St. Paul, MN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, West St. Paul ranks 2,476 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.