What the night sky looks like over Canton, GA

Satellite radiance puts Canton in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 54.2% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Canton.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near Canton

Holly Springs, GA, about 6 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Canton. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Canton against the rest of the dataset

About 38,049 people live in Canton, GA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Canton ranks 1,728 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.