What the night sky looks like over Central Point, OR

Satellite radiance puts Central Point in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 65.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Central Point.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Central Point

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Medford, OR, roughly 4 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Central Point against the rest of the dataset

Central Point, OR counts roughly 19,128 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Central Point ranks 2,086 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.