How dark is the sky in Wasco, CA?

Wasco's sky measures rural here. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. Only 7.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Wasco.

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 Wasco

52 miles from Wasco, straight-line, sits Avenal, CA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Wasco's own rural band.

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

Wasco against the rest of the dataset

Wasco, CA counts roughly 27,409 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Wasco ranks 248 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.