How dark is the sky in Prescott, AZ?

Prescott's sky measures rural here. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. That's brighter than 4.7% of the 3,206 US 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 Prescott

Chino Valley, AZ, about 10 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the dark sky band, one step darker than Prescott. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Prescott against the rest of the dataset

About 48,224 people live in Prescott, AZ, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Prescott ranks 151 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.