Bethany, OK Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Bethany, OK?
Bethany's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 57.3% 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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Bethany
Yukon, OK, about 7 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Bethany. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Yukon, OK is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Bethany against the rest of the dataset
Bethany, OK counts roughly 20,421 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Bethany comes in at 1,827, darkest to brightest.