Fayetteville, GA Night Sky Brightness
Fayetteville, GA's night sky, measured from orbit
Satellite radiance puts Fayetteville in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 46.2% 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, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Fayetteville
7 miles from Fayetteville, straight-line, sits Peachtree City, GA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Fayetteville's own suburban band.
Peachtree City, 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 Fayetteville compares nationally
Fayetteville, GA counts roughly 20,419 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Fayetteville's position, 1,472 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.