What the night sky looks like over King City, CA

King City 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. King City's sky is brighter than 34.9% 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 King City

45 miles from King City, straight-line, sits Coalinga, CA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than King City's own suburban edge band.

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

King City against the rest of the dataset

About 13,920 people live in King City, CA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, King City ranks 1,115 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.