How dark is the sky in Center Point, AL?

Satellite radiance puts Center Point in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Center Point's sky is brighter than 49.9% 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 Center Point is from a meaningfully darker sky

Clay, AL, about 6 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Center Point. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Center Point against the rest of the dataset

Center Point, AL counts roughly 15,603 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Center Point ranks 1,592 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.