Talladega, AL: how dark is the sky here?

Talladega'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 67.3% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Talladega is from a meaningfully darker sky

Pell City, AL, about 13 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Talladega. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How Talladega compares nationally

Talladega, AL has a population of about 14,693, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Talladega places 2,146 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.