What the night sky looks like over Washougal, WA

Satellite radiance puts Washougal in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Washougal's sky is brighter than 23.1% 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.

How far Washougal is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Lake Oswego, OR, roughly 21 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Washougal against the rest of the dataset

Washougal, WA has a population of about 17,944, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Washougal ranks 736 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.