How dark is the sky in Winfield, IL?

Winfield'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 25.3% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Winfield.

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.

The nearest darker sky to Winfield

6 miles from Winfield, straight-line, sits Bartlett, IL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Winfield's own suburban edge band.

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.

Winfield against the rest of the dataset

Winfield, IL counts roughly 10,199 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Winfield ranks 807 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.