How dark is the sky in Bonney Lake, WA?

Satellite radiance puts Bonney Lake in the rural band. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. Bonney Lake's sky is brighter than 8.6% of the 3,206 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.

The nearest darker sky to Bonney Lake

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Yelm, WA, roughly 29 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Bonney Lake against the rest of the dataset

Bonney Lake, WA has a population of about 22,145, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Bonney Lake ranks 276 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.