Ferndale, WA Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Ferndale, WA?
Ferndale reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 38.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Ferndale.
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.
Where to go for a darker sky near Ferndale
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Anacortes, WA, roughly 25 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
Anacortes, WA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Ferndale against the rest of the dataset
About 16,706 people live in Ferndale, WA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Ferndale comes in at 1,237, darkest to brightest.