Smyrna, GA Night Sky Brightness
Smyrna, GA's night sky, measured from orbit
Satellite radiance puts Smyrna in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 62.5% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Smyrna
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Dunwoody, GA, roughly 13 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Dunwoody, GA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Smyrna compares nationally
Smyrna, GA has a population of about 57,177, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Smyrna's position, 1,993 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.