How dark is the sky in Everett, WA?

Everett's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 59.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Everett.

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.

How far Everett is from a meaningfully darker sky

Lake Stevens, WA, about 5 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Everett. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Everett against the rest of the dataset

About 113,011 people live in Everett, WA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Everett ranks 1,893 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.