How dark is the sky in Bastrop, TX?

Bastrop reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Bastrop's sky is brighter than 39.3% 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 Bastrop

43 miles from Bastrop, straight-line, sits Lakeway, TX, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Bastrop's own suburban edge band.

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

Bastrop against the rest of the dataset

Bastrop, TX has a population of about 12,720, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Bastrop ranks 1,254 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.