Ridgefield, WA Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Ridgefield, WA?
Ridgefield 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. Ridgefield's sky is brighter than 26.5% 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.
How far Ridgefield is from a meaningfully darker sky
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Lake Oswego, OR, roughly 28 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
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.
Ridgefield against the rest of the dataset
About 15,359 people live in Ridgefield, WA, 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, Ridgefield comes in at 846, darkest to brightest.