How dark is the sky in Vestavia Hills, AL?

Satellite radiance puts Vestavia Hills 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. Vestavia Hills's sky is brighter than 28.1% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Vestavia Hills

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Mountain Brook, AL, roughly 2 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Vestavia Hills against the rest of the dataset

About 38,151 people live in Vestavia Hills, AL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Vestavia Hills ranks 896 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.