How dark is the sky in Copperas Cove, TX?

Satellite radiance puts Copperas Cove in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 28.9% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Copperas Cove.

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 Copperas Cove

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Lago Vista, TX, roughly 46 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Copperas Cove against the rest of the dataset

About 39,627 people live in Copperas Cove, TX, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Copperas Cove ranks 924 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.