How dark is the sky in Oxford, AL?

Oxford 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. Only 21.7% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Oxford.

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 Oxford

Anniston, AL, about 6 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Oxford. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Oxford against the rest of the dataset

Oxford, AL counts roughly 22,088 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Oxford ranks 692 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.