Worthington, MN's night sky, measured from orbit

Worthington's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Worthington's sky is brighter than 65.8% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

How far Worthington is from a meaningfully darker sky

Spencer, IA, about 40 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Worthington. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How Worthington compares nationally

About 13,754 people live in Worthington, MN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Worthington places 2,098 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.