How dark is the sky in Pineville, NC?

Pineville's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 69.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Pineville.

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 Pineville

8 miles from Pineville, straight-line, sits Tega Cay, SC, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Pineville's own suburban band.

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

Pineville against the rest of the dataset

About 11,567 people live in Pineville, NC, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pineville ranks 2,214 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.