How dark is the sky in Shelbyville, TN?

Satellite radiance puts Shelbyville in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 51.3% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Shelbyville.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Shelbyville

22 miles from Shelbyville, straight-line, sits Manchester, TN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Shelbyville's own suburban band.

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

Shelbyville against the rest of the dataset

Shelbyville, TN counts roughly 25,792 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Shelbyville ranks 1,637 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.