What the night sky looks like over Golden, CO

Golden'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 28.9% of the 3,206 US 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 Golden

7 miles from Golden, straight-line, sits Arvada, CO, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Golden's own suburban edge band.

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

Golden against the rest of the dataset

Golden, CO counts roughly 20,151 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Golden ranks 921 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.