DarkSkyCheck

How dark is the sky in Millington, TN?

Satellite radiance puts Millington 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. That's brighter than 24.1% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Millington

9 miles from Millington, straight-line, sits Atoka, TN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Millington's own suburban edge band.

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

Millington against the rest of the dataset

Millington, TN has a population of about 11,486, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Millington ranks 770 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.