How dark is the sky in Winder, GA?

Winder reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Winder's sky is brighter than 69.8% 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 Winder

Auburn, GA, about 7 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Winder. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Winder against the rest of the dataset

About 20,628 people live in Winder, GA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Winder ranks 2,225 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.