Cartersville, GA's night sky, measured from orbit

Satellite radiance puts Cartersville in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 63.2% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

How far Cartersville is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Holly Springs, GA, roughly 18 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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.

How Cartersville compares nationally

Cartersville, GA counts roughly 25,082 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Cartersville places 2,016 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.