Dalton, GA's night sky, measured from orbit

Dalton's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 77.9% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

Where to go for a darker sky near Dalton

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Calhoun, GA, roughly 19 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How Dalton compares nationally

Dalton, GA has a population of about 34,970, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Dalton places 2,485 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.