Tuscaloosa, AL Night Sky Brightness
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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
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. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Tuscaloosa comes in at 1,189, darkest to brightest.