How dark is the sky in LaGrange, GA?

LaGrange'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. LaGrange's sky is brighter than 35.8% 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 LaGrange

Peachtree City, GA, about 37 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than LaGrange. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

LaGrange against the rest of the dataset

About 33,564 people live in LaGrange, GA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, LaGrange ranks 1,142 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.