How dark is the sky in Cedartown, GA?

Cedartown's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Cedartown's sky is brighter than 32.1% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Cedartown

37 miles from Cedartown, straight-line, sits Douglasville, GA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Cedartown's own suburban edge band.

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

Cedartown against the rest of the dataset

Cedartown, GA has a population of about 10,313, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Cedartown ranks 1,025 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.