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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, with 1 rating as genuinely dark or rural sky (Bortle 4 or better). Every town is listed with the nearest measurably darker town to drive to. It also holds 1 certified International Dark Sky Place, listed below with the nearest rated town to each. Ratings are a VIIRS satellite proxy, 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
Certified dark-sky places
1

Certified dark-sky places in Georgia

One site in Georgia holds an International Dark Sky Place certification — awarded for actively protecting the night sky, not measured from orbit like the town ratings below. What each designation means →

Certified International Dark Sky Places in Georgia.
Place Designation Coordinates Nearest rated town Distance That town's sky
Stephen C. Foster State Park Dark Sky Park 30.823°N, 82.364°W Waycross 27 mi B8

All Georgia towns by darkness

Darkest sky first, each with the nearest measurably darker town to drive to. Sort or filter below.

Georgia towns, darkest sky first.
Sky Nearest darker sky
Cusseta 5 Suburban sky 3.3 Hilton Head, SC — B4, 235 mi
Saint Simons Island 5 Suburban sky 4.3 Fruit Cove, FL — B4, 74 mi
Milton 5 Suburban sky 4.7 Hilton Head, SC — B4, 245 mi
Wilmington Island 5 Suburban sky 4.9 Hilton Head Island, SC — B4, 19 mi
St. Marys 5 Suburban sky 6.6 Fruit Cove, FL — B4, 43 mi
Saint Simon Mills 5 Suburban sky 7.0 Fruit Cove, FL — B4, 75 mi
Georgetown 6 Bright suburban sky 11 Wilmington Island — B5, 15 mi
Richmond Hill 6 Bright suburban sky 11 Wilmington Island — B5, 20 mi
Johns Creek 6 Bright suburban sky 12 Milton — B5, 9 mi
Lithia Springs 6 Bright suburban sky 12 Milton — B5, 31 mi
Kingsland 6 Bright suburban sky 12 St. Marys — B5, 10 mi
Holly Springs 6 Bright suburban sky 14 Milton — B5, 12 mi
Jefferson 6 Bright suburban sky 14 Milton — B5, 42 mi
Grovetown 6 Bright suburban sky 15 Port Royal, SC — B5, 115 mi
Redan 6 Bright suburban sky 16 Milton — B5, 28 mi
Cartersville 6 Bright suburban sky 17 Milton — B5, 29 mi
Villa Rica 6 Bright suburban sky 19 Milton — B5, 45 mi
Druid Hills 6 Bright suburban sky 20 Milton — B5, 24 mi
Suwanee 7 Suburban / urban transition 20 Johns Creek — B6, 8 mi
Peachtree City 7 Suburban / urban transition 21 Lithia Springs — B6, 28 mi
Acworth 7 Suburban / urban transition 22 Cartersville — B6, 10 mi
Bainbridge 7 Suburban / urban transition 22 Ozark, AL — B6, 74 mi
Mountain Park 7 Suburban / urban transition 22 Redan — B6, 7 mi
Warner Robins 7 Suburban / urban transition 23 Cusseta — B5, 70 mi
Powder Springs 7 Suburban / urban transition 23 Lithia Springs — B6, 5 mi
Vidalia 7 Suburban / urban transition 23 Richmond Hill — B6, 68 mi
Candler-McAfee 7 Suburban / urban transition 23 Druid Hills — B6, 5 mi
Fairburn 7 Suburban / urban transition 23 Lithia Springs — B6, 16 mi
Stonecrest 7 Suburban / urban transition 24 Redan — B6, 3 mi
Union City 7 Suburban / urban transition 24 Lithia Springs — B6, 16 mi
Lilburn 7 Suburban / urban transition 25 Redan — B6, 10 mi
Cordele 7 Suburban / urban transition 26 Cusseta — B5, 63 mi
Covington 7 Suburban / urban transition 26 Redan — B6, 19 mi
Loganville 7 Suburban / urban transition 26 Redan — B6, 15 mi
Monroe 7 Suburban / urban transition 26 Jefferson — B6, 24 mi
Calhoun 7 Suburban / urban transition 27 Cartersville — B6, 25 mi
North Decatur 7 Suburban / urban transition 28 Druid Hills — B6, 2 mi
Dallas 7 Suburban / urban transition 28 Lithia Springs — B6, 14 mi
Evans 7 Suburban / urban transition 28 Grovetown — B6, 7 mi
Perry 7 Suburban / urban transition 29 Cusseta — B5, 62 mi
Pooler 7 Suburban / urban transition 30 Georgetown — B6, 9 mi
Canton 7 Suburban / urban transition 30 Holly Springs — B6, 4 mi
Stockbridge 7 Suburban / urban transition 31 Redan — B6, 15 mi
Moultrie 7 Suburban / urban transition 31 Cusseta — B5, 97 mi
Roswell 7 Suburban / urban transition 31 Milton — B5, 8 mi
Milledgeville 7 Suburban / urban transition 31 Grovetown — B6, 65 mi
Clarkston 7 Suburban / urban transition 31 Druid Hills — B6, 6 mi
McDonough 7 Suburban / urban transition 31 Redan — B6, 21 mi
Sugar Hill 7 Suburban / urban transition 32 Johns Creek — B6, 11 mi
Douglasville 7 Suburban / urban transition 32 Lithia Springs — B6, 6 mi
Mableton 7 Suburban / urban transition 33 Lithia Springs — B6, 5 mi
Newnan 7 Suburban / urban transition 33 Villa Rica — B6, 25 mi
Dunwoody 7 Suburban / urban transition 34 Johns Creek — B6, 10 mi
Snellville 7 Suburban / urban transition 34 Redan — B6, 10 mi
Griffin 7 Suburban / urban transition 35 Redan — B6, 35 mi
Tifton 7 Suburban / urban transition 35 Cusseta — B5, 95 mi
Brunswick 7 Suburban / urban transition 36 Saint Simon Mills — B5, 5 mi
Forest Park 7 Suburban / urban transition 36 Druid Hills — B6, 11 mi
Carrollton 7 Suburban / urban transition 37 Villa Rica — B6, 14 mi
Duluth 7 Suburban / urban transition 37 Johns Creek — B6, 4 mi
Americus 7 Suburban / urban transition 37 Cusseta — B5, 35 mi
Douglas 7 Suburban / urban transition 37 Kingsland — B6, 84 mi
North Druid Hills 7 Suburban / urban transition 37 Druid Hills — B6, 3 mi
Dalton 7 Suburban / urban transition 37 East Brainerd, TN — B6, 19 mi
Woodstock 7 Suburban / urban transition 40 Holly Springs — B6, 5 mi
Waycross 8 City sky 40 Douglas — B7, 36 mi
Scottdale 8 City sky 41 Clarkston — B7, 2 mi
Winder 8 City sky 41 Jefferson — B6, 12 mi
Conyers 8 City sky 42 Stonecrest — B7, 7 mi
Peachtree Corners 8 City sky 42 Johns Creek — B6, 4 mi
Dublin 8 City sky 43 Vidalia — B7, 36 mi
Brookhaven 8 City sky 44 North Druid Hills — B7, 3 mi
Belvedere Park 8 City sky 45 Candler-McAfee — B7, 2 mi
Smyrna 8 City sky 46 Mableton — B7, 6 mi
Statesboro 8 City sky 46 Pooler — B7, 39 mi
Thomasville 8 City sky 47 Moultrie — B7, 26 mi
Buford 8 City sky 47 Sugar Hill — B7, 2 mi
Tucker 8 City sky 48 Clarkston — B7, 3 mi
LaGrange 8 City sky 49 Newnan — B7, 27 mi
Fayetteville 8 City sky 50 Peachtree City — B7, 9 mi
Norcross 8 City sky 50 Lilburn — B7, 5 mi
Marietta 8 City sky 53 Mableton — B7, 9 mi
Hinesville 8 City sky 54 Richmond Hill — B6, 18 mi
East Point 8 City sky 54 Forest Park — B7, 6 mi
Valdosta 8 City sky 56 Moultrie — B7, 39 mi
Kennesaw 8 City sky 58 Acworth — B7, 5 mi
Decatur 8 City sky 58 North Decatur — B7, 1 mi
Lawrenceville 8 City sky 58 Snellville — B7, 7 mi
Riverdale 8 City sky 61 Forest Park — B7, 4 mi
Martinez 8 City sky 63 Evans — B7, 3 mi
Alpharetta 8 City sky 64 Milton — B5, 4 mi
Columbus 8 City sky 65 Cusseta — B5, 17 mi
Augusta 8 City sky 65 North Augusta, SC — B7, 2 mi
Athens 8 City sky 66 Jefferson — B6, 16 mi
Rome 8 City sky 67 Calhoun — B7, 21 mi
Albany 8 City sky 67 Americus — B7, 34 mi
Sandy Springs 8 City sky 74 Dunwoody — B7, 3 mi
Chamblee 8 City sky 81 Dunwoody — B7, 4 mi
Doraville 8 City sky 81 Dunwoody — B7, 4 mi
Macon 8 City sky 85 Warner Robins — B7, 16 mi
Gainesville 8 City sky 90 Sugar Hill — B7, 18 mi
College Park 9 Inner-city sky 104 East Point — B8, 2 mi
Savannah 9 Inner-city sky 125 Pooler — B7, 9 mi
Atlanta 9 Inner-city sky 188 Druid Hills — B6, 4 mi
South Fulton 3 Rural sky 0.3 already the darkest nearby

Frequently asked questions

Where are the darkest skies in Georgia?
The darkest town tracked here is Cusseta, but the genuinely dark skies in Georgia are its 1 certified International Dark Sky Place — Stephen C. Foster State Park — listed further down with the nearest rated town to each.
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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