What the night sky looks like over Simpsonville, SC

Simpsonville's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 68.3% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Simpsonville

Fountain Inn, SC, about 4 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Simpsonville. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Simpsonville against the rest of the dataset

Simpsonville, SC counts roughly 28,078 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Simpsonville ranks 2,179 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.