Apache Junction, AZ's night sky, measured from orbit

Apache Junction reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 69.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Apache Junction.

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

The nearest darker sky to Apache Junction

11 miles from Apache Junction, straight-line, sits Queen Creek, AZ, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Apache Junction's own suburban band.

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

How Apache Junction compares nationally

Apache Junction, AZ counts roughly 44,309 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Apache Junction places 2,224 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.