What the night sky looks like over Washington, IN

Satellite radiance puts Washington in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 54.6% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

How far Washington is from a meaningfully darker sky

Vincennes, IN, about 19 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Washington. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Washington against the rest of the dataset

About 12,881 people live in Washington, IN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Washington ranks 1,740 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.