Nogales, AZ's night sky, measured from orbit

Nogales's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 81.7% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

Where to go for a darker sky near Nogales

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Sierra Vista, AZ, roughly 39 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

How Nogales compares nationally

Nogales, AZ counts roughly 19,965 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Nogales places 2,605 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.