Hinesville, GA Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Hinesville, GA?
Hinesville reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 53% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Hinesville.
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.
The nearest darker sky to Hinesville
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Richmond Hill, GA, roughly 18 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
Richmond Hill, GA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Hinesville against the rest of the dataset
Hinesville, GA counts roughly 36,583 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, Hinesville comes in at 1,690, darkest to brightest.