James Island, SC: how dark is the sky here?

James Island'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. Only 26.2% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than James Island.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

The nearest darker sky to James Island

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Charleston, SC, roughly 7 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

How James Island compares nationally

About 12,451 people live in James Island, SC, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. James Island places 837 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.