What the night sky looks like over Newnan, GA

Newnan reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Newnan's sky is brighter than 30.2% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

How far Newnan is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Peachtree City, GA, roughly 12 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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.

Newnan against the rest of the dataset

About 45,548 people live in Newnan, GA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Newnan ranks 965 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.