How dark is the sky in Tallahassee, FL?

Tallahassee's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Tallahassee's sky is brighter than 37.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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.

How far Tallahassee is from a meaningfully darker sky

78 miles from Tallahassee, straight-line, sits Panama City, FL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Tallahassee's own suburban edge band.

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

Tallahassee against the rest of the dataset

About 205,089 people live in Tallahassee, FL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Tallahassee ranks 1,210 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.