How dark is the sky in Woodward, OK?

Satellite radiance puts Woodward 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. Woodward's sky is brighter than 13.7% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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.

The nearest darker sky to Woodward

Elk City, OK, about 72 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Woodward. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Woodward against the rest of the dataset

Woodward, OK counts roughly 11,750 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Woodward ranks 438 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.