How dark is the sky in Daphne, AL?

Satellite radiance puts Daphne in the rural band. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. Daphne's sky is brighter than 11.6% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Daphne

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Spanish Fort, AL, roughly 7 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Daphne against the rest of the dataset

Daphne, AL counts roughly 30,751 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Daphne ranks 372 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.