How dark is the sky in Stockbridge, GA?

Satellite radiance puts Stockbridge 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. Only 23.3% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Stockbridge.

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 Stockbridge

Stonecrest, GA, about 12 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Stockbridge. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Stockbridge against the rest of the dataset

Stockbridge, GA has a population of about 35,893, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Stockbridge ranks 742 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.