DarkSkyCheck

How dark is the sky in Pooler, GA?

Satellite radiance puts Pooler in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 26.6% of the 3,206 US 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.

How far Pooler is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Savannah, GA, roughly 7 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Pooler against the rest of the dataset

Pooler, GA has a population of about 31,171, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pooler ranks 849 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.