How dark is the sky in Kernersville, NC?

Satellite radiance puts Kernersville in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Kernersville's sky is brighter than 31% 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.

How far Kernersville is from a meaningfully darker sky

12 miles from Kernersville, straight-line, sits Summerfield, NC, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Kernersville's own suburban edge band.

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

Kernersville against the rest of the dataset

About 28,760 people live in Kernersville, NC, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Kernersville ranks 988 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.