Claremore, OK's night sky, measured from orbit

Claremore's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Claremore's sky is brighter than 62% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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

How far Claremore is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Coweta, OK, roughly 24 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Claremore compares nationally

Claremore, OK counts roughly 20,602 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Claremore places 1,976 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.