How dark is the sky in Muscle Shoals, AL?

Muscle Shoals's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Muscle Shoals's sky is brighter than 54% 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 Muscle Shoals

38 miles from Muscle Shoals, straight-line, sits Decatur, AL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Muscle Shoals's own suburban band.

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

Muscle Shoals against the rest of the dataset

Muscle Shoals, AL counts roughly 17,409 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Muscle Shoals ranks 1,721 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.