What the night sky looks like over Phenix City, AL

Phenix City reads as rural on this dataset's scale. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. That's brighter than 8.8% of the 3,206 US 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.

The nearest darker sky to Phenix City

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Pike Road, AL, roughly 65 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

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

Phenix City against the rest of the dataset

Phenix City, AL has a population of about 38,509, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Phenix City ranks 281 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.