East Wenatchee, WA's night sky, measured from orbit

East Wenatchee reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 69.2% of the 3,206 US 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 East Wenatchee is from a meaningfully darker sky

75 miles from East Wenatchee, straight-line, sits Snoqualmie, WA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than East Wenatchee's own suburban band.

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

How East Wenatchee compares nationally

About 14,330 people live in East Wenatchee, WA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. East Wenatchee places 2,206 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.