How dark is the sky in Lawrenceburg, TN?

Satellite radiance puts Lawrenceburg in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 63.1% of the 3,206 US 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 Lawrenceburg is from a meaningfully darker sky

31 miles from Lawrenceburg, straight-line, sits Columbia, TN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Lawrenceburg's own suburban band.

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

Lawrenceburg against the rest of the dataset

Lawrenceburg, TN counts roughly 12,112 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lawrenceburg ranks 2,012 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.