What the night sky looks like over San Pablo, CA

San Pablo reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 78.2% 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 San Pablo

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Pinole, CA, roughly 3 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

San Pablo against the rest of the dataset

About 31,562 people live in San Pablo, CA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, San Pablo ranks 2,492 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.