Redlands, CA Night Sky Brightness
What the night sky looks like over Redlands, CA
Redlands reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 82.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Redlands.
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 - the Bortle scale guide covers why.
Where to go for a darker sky near Redlands
4 miles from Redlands, straight-line, sits Highland, CA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Redlands's own suburban band.
Highland, CA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Redlands against the rest of the dataset
Redlands, CA counts roughly 74,279 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Redlands ranks 2,626 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured, by the sampling the methodology guide documents.