What the night sky looks like over Clemmons, NC

Satellite radiance puts Clemmons in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Clemmons's sky is brighter than 81.2% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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.

How far Clemmons is from a meaningfully darker sky

5 miles from Clemmons, straight-line, sits Lewisville, NC, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Clemmons's own suburban band.

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

Clemmons against the rest of the dataset

Clemmons, NC counts roughly 22,471 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Clemmons ranks 2,590 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.