Vicksburg, MS: how dark is the sky here?

Vicksburg'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 64.9% 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 Vicksburg is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Clinton, MS, roughly 32 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

How Vicksburg compares nationally

About 20,032 people live in Vicksburg, MS, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Vicksburg places 2,070 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.