Dana Point, CA Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Dana Point, CA?
Dana Point's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 36.5% 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.
How far Dana Point is from a meaningfully darker sky
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Laguna Beach, CA, roughly 6 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
Laguna Beach, CA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Dana Point against the rest of the dataset
Dana Point, CA has a population of about 32,585, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Dana Point comes in at 1,163, darkest to brightest.