How dark is the sky in North Myrtle Beach, SC?

North Myrtle Beach's sky measures rural here. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. North Myrtle Beach's sky is brighter than 10.3% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near North Myrtle Beach

Port Royal, SC, about 154 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the dark sky band, one step darker than North Myrtle Beach. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

North Myrtle Beach against the rest of the dataset

North Myrtle Beach, SC counts roughly 20,798 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, North Myrtle Beach ranks 330 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.