Fairview, TN Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Fairview, TN?
Satellite radiance puts Fairview in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Fairview's sky is brighter than 12.9% 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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
How far Fairview is from a meaningfully darker sky
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Clarksville, TN, roughly 42 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
Clarksville, TN is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Fairview against the rest of the dataset
Fairview, TN counts roughly 10,535 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Fairview comes in at 413, darkest to brightest.