Tukwila, WA Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Tukwila, WA?
Tukwila 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 51.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Tukwila.
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.
Where to go for a darker sky near Tukwila
6 miles from Tukwila, straight-line, sits Des Moines, WA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Tukwila's own suburban band.
Des Moines, WA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Tukwila against the rest of the dataset
Tukwila, WA has a population of about 21,636, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Tukwila comes in at 1,653, darkest to brightest.