Stargaze Atlas

Georgia dark-sky map — light pollution by town

105 towns rated · darkest: Cusseta · measured from VIIRS 2024 satellite night-lights

Georgia has 105 towns rated for light pollution here, from its darkest — Cusseta (Bortle 5) — to its brightest city cores. 1 rate as genuinely dark or rural sky (Bortle 4 or better). Sort the table by darkness to find the best stargazing near you, then open any town for its exact rating, what you can see, the nearest darker skies to drive to, and tonight's live Moon, cloud, and aurora conditions. Ratings are a VIIRS satellite proxy for planning, not survey-grade sky-brightness readings.

Statewide Georgia · VIIRS 2024
Towns rated
105

0 rate as genuinely dark or rural sky (about Bortle 4 or better).

Darkest town
Cusseta
Genuinely dark towns
0

All Georgia towns by darkness

Darkest sky first. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by name. A satellite reading, not a survey-grade measurement — and the real dark skies are usually a short drive out of any town.

Georgia towns, darkest sky first.
Sky
Cusseta 5 Suburban sky 3.3
Saint Simons Island 5 Suburban sky 4.3
Milton 5 Suburban sky 4.7
Wilmington Island 5 Suburban sky 4.9
St. Marys 5 Suburban sky 6.6
Saint Simon Mills 5 Suburban sky 7.0
Georgetown 6 Bright suburban sky 11
Richmond Hill 6 Bright suburban sky 11
Johns Creek 6 Bright suburban sky 12
Lithia Springs 6 Bright suburban sky 12
Kingsland 6 Bright suburban sky 12
Holly Springs 6 Bright suburban sky 14
Jefferson 6 Bright suburban sky 14
Grovetown 6 Bright suburban sky 15
Redan 6 Bright suburban sky 16
Cartersville 6 Bright suburban sky 17
Villa Rica 6 Bright suburban sky 19
Druid Hills 6 Bright suburban sky 20
Suwanee 7 Suburban / urban transition 20
Peachtree City 7 Suburban / urban transition 21
Acworth 7 Suburban / urban transition 22
Bainbridge 7 Suburban / urban transition 22
Mountain Park 7 Suburban / urban transition 22
Warner Robins 7 Suburban / urban transition 23
Powder Springs 7 Suburban / urban transition 23
Vidalia 7 Suburban / urban transition 23
Candler-McAfee 7 Suburban / urban transition 23
Fairburn 7 Suburban / urban transition 23
Stonecrest 7 Suburban / urban transition 24
Union City 7 Suburban / urban transition 24
Lilburn 7 Suburban / urban transition 25
Cordele 7 Suburban / urban transition 26
Covington 7 Suburban / urban transition 26
Loganville 7 Suburban / urban transition 26
Monroe 7 Suburban / urban transition 26
Calhoun 7 Suburban / urban transition 27
North Decatur 7 Suburban / urban transition 28
Dallas 7 Suburban / urban transition 28
Evans 7 Suburban / urban transition 28
Perry 7 Suburban / urban transition 29
Pooler 7 Suburban / urban transition 30
Canton 7 Suburban / urban transition 30
Stockbridge 7 Suburban / urban transition 31
Moultrie 7 Suburban / urban transition 31
Roswell 7 Suburban / urban transition 31
Milledgeville 7 Suburban / urban transition 31
Clarkston 7 Suburban / urban transition 31
McDonough 7 Suburban / urban transition 31
Sugar Hill 7 Suburban / urban transition 32
Douglasville 7 Suburban / urban transition 32
Mableton 7 Suburban / urban transition 33
Newnan 7 Suburban / urban transition 33
Dunwoody 7 Suburban / urban transition 34
Snellville 7 Suburban / urban transition 34
Griffin 7 Suburban / urban transition 35
Tifton 7 Suburban / urban transition 35
Brunswick 7 Suburban / urban transition 36
Forest Park 7 Suburban / urban transition 36
Carrollton 7 Suburban / urban transition 37
Duluth 7 Suburban / urban transition 37
Americus 7 Suburban / urban transition 37
Douglas 7 Suburban / urban transition 37
North Druid Hills 7 Suburban / urban transition 37
Dalton 7 Suburban / urban transition 37
Woodstock 7 Suburban / urban transition 40
Waycross 8 City sky 40
Scottdale 8 City sky 41
Winder 8 City sky 41
Conyers 8 City sky 42
Peachtree Corners 8 City sky 42
Dublin 8 City sky 43
Brookhaven 8 City sky 44
Belvedere Park 8 City sky 45
Smyrna 8 City sky 46
Statesboro 8 City sky 46
Thomasville 8 City sky 47
Buford 8 City sky 47
Tucker 8 City sky 48
LaGrange 8 City sky 49
Fayetteville 8 City sky 50
Norcross 8 City sky 50
Marietta 8 City sky 53
Hinesville 8 City sky 54
East Point 8 City sky 54
Valdosta 8 City sky 56
Kennesaw 8 City sky 58
Decatur 8 City sky 58
Lawrenceville 8 City sky 58
Riverdale 8 City sky 61
Martinez 8 City sky 63
Alpharetta 8 City sky 64
Columbus 8 City sky 65
Augusta 8 City sky 65
Athens 8 City sky 66
Rome 8 City sky 67
Albany 8 City sky 67
Sandy Springs 8 City sky 74
Chamblee 8 City sky 81
Doraville 8 City sky 81
Macon 8 City sky 85
Gainesville 8 City sky 90
College Park 9 Inner-city sky 104
Savannah 9 Inner-city sky 125
Atlanta 9 Inner-city sky 188
South Fulton 3 Rural sky 0.3

Frequently asked questions

Where are the darkest skies in Georgia?
The darkest town tracked here is Cusseta. Sort the table on this page by darkness to see the full ranking, from the most rural, star-filled skies down to the brightest city cores.
How many dark-sky towns does Georgia have?
Of 105 towns rated here, 1 rate as genuinely dark or rural sky (about Bortle 4 or better) — good for seeing the Milky Way on a clear, moonless night.
How are these light-pollution ratings measured?
From VIIRS 2024 annual-average satellite night-lights, sampled at each town's center and mapped to a darkness class and an estimated Bortle band. It is a satellite upward-radiance proxy for planning, not a survey-grade sky-brightness reading. See the methodology page for details.

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