How dark is the sky in Bogalusa, LA?

Bogalusa reads as urban on this dataset's scale. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Bogalusa's sky is brighter than 87.8% 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 Bogalusa is from a meaningfully darker sky

20 miles from Bogalusa, straight-line, sits Picayune, MS, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Bogalusa's own urban band.

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

Bogalusa against the rest of the dataset

Bogalusa, LA counts roughly 10,367 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Bogalusa ranks 2,799 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.