Turlock, CA Night Sky Brightness
Turlock, CA's night sky, measured from orbit
Satellite radiance puts Turlock in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 75.5% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Turlock
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Riverbank, CA, roughly 16 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Riverbank, CA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Turlock compares nationally
Turlock, CA has a population of about 72,888, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Turlock's position, 2,407 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.