Beaufort, SC: how dark is the sky here?

Beaufort's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 51.4% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Beaufort is from a meaningfully darker sky

7 miles from Beaufort, straight-line, sits Port Royal, SC, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Beaufort's own suburban band.

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

How Beaufort compares nationally

Beaufort, SC counts roughly 14,334 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Beaufort places 1,638 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.