DarkSkyCheck

Duluth, GA: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Duluth in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Duluth's sky is brighter than 56.5% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Duluth

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Johns Creek, GA, roughly 4 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Johns Creek, 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 Duluth compares nationally

Duluth, GA counts roughly 33,157 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Duluth places 1,801 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.