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Oklahoma dark-sky map — light pollution by town

43 towns rated · darkest: Yukon · measured from VIIRS 2024 satellite night-lights

Oklahoma has 43 towns rated for light pollution here, from its darkest — Yukon (Bortle 6) — to its brightest city cores, with 0 rating as genuinely dark or rural sky (Bortle 4 or better). Every town is listed with the nearest measurably darker town to drive to. No site in the state holds an International Dark Sky Place certification, so its darkest skies are the rural towns at the top of the table. Ratings are a VIIRS satellite proxy, not survey-grade sky-brightness readings.

Statewide Oklahoma · VIIRS 2024
Towns rated
43

0 rate as genuinely dark or rural sky (about Bortle 4 or better).

Darkest town
Yukon
Genuinely dark towns
0
Certified dark-sky places
0

Nearest certified dark-sky places to Oklahoma

No site in Oklahoma holds an International Dark Sky Place certification. Measured from Yukon, the state's darkest rated town, these are the nearest certified destinations — all 92 are on the map.

Nearest certified International Dark Sky Places to Yukon, Oklahoma.
Place Designation State From Yukon
Copper Breaks State Park Dark Sky Park Texas 150 mi
Buffalo National River Dark Sky Park Arkansas 280 mi
Clayton Lake State Park Dark Sky Park Texas 320 mi

All Oklahoma towns by darkness

Darkest sky first, each with the nearest measurably darker town to drive to. Sort or filter below.

Oklahoma towns, darkest sky first.
Sky Nearest darker sky
Yukon 6 Bright suburban sky 17 Flower Mound, TX — B5, 175 mi
Mustang 6 Bright suburban sky 18 Flower Mound, TX — B5, 170 mi
Guymon 6 Bright suburban sky 18 Pueblo West, CO — B4, 210 mi
Durant 7 Suburban / urban transition 20 Anna, TX — B6, 46 mi
Weatherford 7 Suburban / urban transition 22 Yukon — B6, 53 mi
Choctaw 7 Suburban / urban transition 24 Mustang — B6, 27 mi
Altus 7 Suburban / urban transition 25 Vernon, TX — B6, 34 mi
Guthrie 7 Suburban / urban transition 26 Yukon — B6, 32 mi
Glenpool 7 Suburban / urban transition 27 Centerton, AR — B6, 100 mi
El Reno 7 Suburban / urban transition 27 Yukon — B6, 11 mi
Ponca City 7 Suburban / urban transition 28 El Dorado, KS — B6, 78 mi
Duncan 7 Suburban / urban transition 28 Burkburnett, TX — B6, 45 mi
Bixby 7 Suburban / urban transition 29 Centerton, AR — B6, 94 mi
Woodward 7 Suburban / urban transition 29 Yukon — B6, 110 mi
Elk City 7 Suburban / urban transition 30 Vernon, TX — B6, 87 mi
Miami 7 Suburban / urban transition 31 Neosho, MO — B6, 28 mi
Ardmore 7 Suburban / urban transition 32 Anna, TX — B6, 67 mi
McAlester 7 Suburban / urban transition 33 Mustang — B6, 115 mi
Ada 7 Suburban / urban transition 34 Mustang — B6, 73 mi
Okmulgee 7 Suburban / urban transition 34 Mustang — B6, 100 mi
Warr Acres 7 Suburban / urban transition 34 Yukon — B6, 8 mi
Tahlequah 7 Suburban / urban transition 36 Centerton, AR — B6, 49 mi
Shawnee 7 Suburban / urban transition 38 Mustang — B6, 45 mi
Sapulpa 7 Suburban / urban transition 38 Yukon — B6, 99 mi
Claremore 7 Suburban / urban transition 39 Centerton, AR — B6, 74 mi
Del City 7 Suburban / urban transition 39 Mustang — B6, 17 mi
Owasso 8 City sky 40 Claremore — B7, 14 mi
Chickasha 8 City sky 41 Mustang — B6, 26 mi
Midwest City 8 City sky 42 Del City — B7, 3 mi
Muskogee 8 City sky 42 Tahlequah — B7, 25 mi
Broken Arrow 8 City sky 44 Bixby — B7, 9 mi
Bartlesville 8 City sky 48 Claremore — B7, 36 mi
Norman 8 City sky 49 Del City — B7, 15 mi
Stillwater 8 City sky 50 Guthrie — B7, 26 mi
Bethany 8 City sky 51 Warr Acres — B7, 1 mi
Jenks 8 City sky 52 Glenpool — B7, 5 mi
Sand Springs 8 City sky 54 Sapulpa — B7, 10 mi
Edmond 8 City sky 56 Warr Acres — B7, 12 mi
Moore 8 City sky 64 Del City — B7, 8 mi
Lawton 8 City sky 69 Duncan — B7, 26 mi
Enid 8 City sky 71 Guthrie — B7, 44 mi
Oklahoma City 9 Inner-city sky 160 Del City — B7, 5 mi
Tulsa 9 Inner-city sky 182 Sand Springs — B8, 7 mi

Frequently asked questions

Where are the darkest skies in Oklahoma?
The darkest town tracked here is Yukon. Sort the table on this page by darkness to see the full ranking, from the most rural, star-filled skies down to the brightest city cores.
How many dark-sky towns does Oklahoma have?
Of 43 towns rated here, 0 rate as genuinely dark or rural sky (about Bortle 4 or better) — good for seeing the Milky Way on a clear, moonless night.
How are these light-pollution ratings measured?
From VIIRS 2024 annual-average satellite night-lights, sampled at each town's center and mapped to a darkness class and an estimated Bortle band. It is a satellite upward-radiance proxy for planning, not a survey-grade sky-brightness reading. See the methodology page for details.

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