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.

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. Among all 3,206 cities here, Abbeville ranks 2,307 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.