I like it but i want to know that the colors represent. For instance, what is eliminated from view in the night sky because i'm in a white, red, or green region.
From personal experience using this map, if you're the worst areas designated by white on the map, you will be able to make out only the brightest of objects like Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Rigel, Betelgeuse, Sirius. Anything fainter will be difficult with the naked eye. As you get into the reds/oranges, you'll be able to see most of the more visible constellations. I can find all of Orion and the Big Dipper. In the yellow areas, the Pleiades cluster is pretty visible. In the green areas, you might be able to make out a faint shape of the Milky Way, but the time you're in a blue area you will definitely see it. In the black areas, it's almost overwhelming how much can be seen.
If you live in an area any where from red to white and are not usually prone to looking up, then I'd venture a guess that you might be pretty impressed by visiting a yellow to green spot on the map. Being bold and visiting a blue to black area will just blow you away.
These are all naked eye examples. Using any type of seeing aide will improve things dramatically. A simple pair of binoculars in a white part of the map will reveal so many more stars. The entire constellation of Orion can be seen in binocs. You just need a few visible starts to find your way. Any of the apps like StarWalk or StarChart will help you find your way. However, in the white parts of the map, I can never see Polaris bright enough to properly align my telescope for accurate guiding. I usually just use my phone's compass to point in the general direction of North, and go from there. In those areas, I can easily see the rings of Saturn and a few moons, make out the belts on Jupiter and several moons, and have even seen the different phases of Venus. I even took the scope out to a roof top bar a few years ago to let people see one of the PanStar comets.
It seems like there's another factor of altitude or maybe humidity that makes a difference. In my experience, Atlanta is like you describe - a handful of stars and planets. But in Denver, which is colored the same as Atlanta, I can easily make out Orion for example this time of year.
Altitude and humidity definitely play a factor in the seeing clarity. There's a reason the really big telescopes are built on top of mountains. The thinner the air, the less atmospheric distortion. The current favorite location for observatories is the Atacama Desert in Chile. Extremely high altitude and humidity in the 0%-1% range. I'd guess only Hubble gets better views.
Sea level beach locations are horrible for imaging with the ocean mist and humidity. However, visually, watching the stars rise/sink into the horizon of the ocean is one of my favorite sites for just watching. The power of ocean waves and the enormous sky just helps put into perspective our place in the universe.
