How dark is the sky in Port Orchard, WA?

Port Orchard 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. Port Orchard's sky is brighter than 37.6% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Port Orchard

Bremerton, WA, about 4 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the dark sky band, one step darker than Port Orchard. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Port Orchard against the rest of the dataset

Port Orchard, WA counts roughly 19,122 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Port Orchard ranks 1,200 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.