What the night sky looks like over Dyersburg, TN

Dyersburg 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 66.7% of the 3,206 US 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 Dyersburg is from a meaningfully darker sky

32 miles from Dyersburg, straight-line, sits Union City, TN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Dyersburg's own suburban band.

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

Dyersburg against the rest of the dataset

Dyersburg, TN counts roughly 15,915 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Dyersburg ranks 2,128 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.