Oregon City, OR Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Oregon City, OR?
Oregon City'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. Oregon City's sky is brighter than 41.5% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.
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 Oregon City
7 miles from Oregon City, straight-line, sits Lake Oswego, OR, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Oregon City's own suburban edge band.
Lake Oswego, OR is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Oregon City against the rest of the dataset
About 38,327 people live in Oregon City, OR, 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, Oregon City comes in at 1,323, darkest to brightest.