What the night sky looks like over Washington, PA

Washington's sky measures urban here. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Washington's sky is brighter than 95.3% of the 3,206 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Washington

15 miles from Washington, straight-line, sits Bethel Park, PA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Washington's own urban band.

Bethel Park, PA 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

Washington, PA counts roughly 13,334 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Washington ranks 3,039 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.