How dark is the sky in Wildwood, MO?

Satellite radiance puts Wildwood in the rural band. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. That's brighter than 3.2% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Wildwood

35 miles from Wildwood, straight-line, sits Godfrey, IL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Wildwood's own rural band.

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

Wildwood against the rest of the dataset

About 35,082 people live in Wildwood, MO, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Wildwood ranks 102 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.