What the night sky looks like over El Segundo, CA

El Segundo'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. El Segundo's sky is brighter than 36.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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 El Segundo

9 miles from El Segundo, straight-line, sits Palos Verdes Estates, CA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than El Segundo's own suburban edge band.

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

El Segundo against the rest of the dataset

El Segundo, CA has a population of about 16,544, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, El Segundo ranks 1,177 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.