Tumwater, WA Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Tumwater, WA?
Tumwater 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 74.2% of the 3,206 US 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.
The nearest darker sky to Tumwater
Lacey, WA, about 7 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Tumwater. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Lacey, WA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Tumwater against the rest of the dataset
About 27,826 people live in Tumwater, 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, Tumwater comes in at 2,367, darkest to brightest.