What the night sky looks like over Pullman, WA

Pullman'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 70.7% of the 3,206 US 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 Pullman

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Post Falls, ID, roughly 69 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

Pullman against the rest of the dataset

About 33,543 people live in Pullman, WA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pullman ranks 2,254 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.