What the night sky looks like over Elgin, TX

Satellite radiance puts Elgin in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 47.9% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near Elgin

Taylor, TX, about 15 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Elgin. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Elgin against the rest of the dataset

Elgin, TX counts roughly 12,438 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Elgin ranks 1,526 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.