What the night sky looks like over American Canyon, CA

Satellite radiance puts American Canyon in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. American Canyon's sky is brighter than 22.2% 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.

The nearest darker sky to American Canyon

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Benicia, CA, roughly 9 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

American Canyon against the rest of the dataset

American Canyon, CA has a population of about 21,742, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, American Canyon ranks 709 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.