What the night sky looks like over Covington, GA

Covington's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Covington's sky is brighter than 83.7% 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 Covington is from a meaningfully darker sky

16 miles from Covington, straight-line, sits Loganville, GA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Covington's own suburban band.

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

Covington against the rest of the dataset

Covington, GA counts roughly 15,302 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Covington ranks 2,669 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.