Clinton, TN Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Clinton, TN?
Clinton reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 63% of the 3,206 US 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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
How far Clinton is from a meaningfully darker sky
Oak Ridge, TN, about 13 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Clinton. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Oak Ridge, TN is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Clinton against the rest of the dataset
About 10,458 people live in Clinton, TN, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Clinton comes in at 2,008, darkest to brightest.