Paragould, AR: how dark is the sky here?

Paragould's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Paragould's sky is brighter than 68.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

The nearest darker sky to Paragould

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Atoka, TN, roughly 59 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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.

How Paragould compares nationally

About 30,680 people live in Paragould, AR, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Paragould places 2,196 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.