How dark is the sky in Tuscaloosa, AL?

Tuscaloosa'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. Tuscaloosa's sky is brighter than 37.3% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Tuscaloosa

Northport, AL, about 4 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Tuscaloosa. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Tuscaloosa against the rest of the dataset

Tuscaloosa, AL has a population of about 114,288, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Tuscaloosa ranks 1,189 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.