How dark is the sky in Hartselle, AL?

Hartselle reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Hartselle's sky is brighter than 72.3% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Hartselle

Decatur, AL, about 10 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Hartselle. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Hartselle against the rest of the dataset

Hartselle, AL has a population of about 16,201, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Hartselle ranks 2,305 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.