Lovejoy, GA: how dark is the sky here?

Lovejoy's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 82.1% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Lovejoy.

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.

How far Lovejoy is from a meaningfully darker sky

Stockbridge, GA, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Lovejoy. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How Lovejoy compares nationally

Lovejoy, GA counts roughly 12,612 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Lovejoy places 2,618 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.