Abbeville, LA Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Abbeville, LA?
Abbeville's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Abbeville's sky is brighter than 72.4% 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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
How far Abbeville is from a meaningfully darker sky
24 miles from Abbeville, straight-line, sits Carencro, LA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Abbeville's own suburban band.
Carencro, LA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Abbeville against the rest of the dataset
Abbeville, LA has a population of about 10,902, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Abbeville comes in at 2,307, darkest to brightest.