How dark is the sky in Georgetown, KY?

Georgetown reads as urban on this dataset's scale. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. That's brighter than 97.6% 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 Georgetown

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Paris, KY, roughly 15 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban. Road distance will be more.

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

Georgetown against the rest of the dataset

Georgetown, KY has a population of about 40,518, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Georgetown ranks 3,113 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.