How dark is the sky in Wilson, NC?

Satellite radiance puts Wilson 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. That's brighter than 25.1% of the 3,206 US 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 Wilson is from a meaningfully darker sky

29 miles from Wilson, straight-line, sits Clayton, NC, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Wilson's own suburban edge band.

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

Wilson against the rest of the dataset

About 48,579 people live in Wilson, NC, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Wilson ranks 801 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.