How dark is the sky in Sandpoint, ID?

Sandpoint 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. Only 28.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Sandpoint.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Sandpoint

Pasco, WA, about 184 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Sandpoint. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Sandpoint against the rest of the dataset

Sandpoint, ID counts roughly 10,444 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Sandpoint ranks 907 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.