How dark is the sky in Gautier, MS?

Gautier's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 18.8% of the 3,206 US 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 Gautier

Moss Point, MS, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Gautier. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Gautier against the rest of the dataset

Gautier, MS has a population of about 19,055, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Gautier ranks 599 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.