How dark is the sky in Ennis, TX?

Ennis's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 78.5% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Ennis.

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.

The nearest darker sky to Ennis

Red Oak, TX, about 15 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Ennis. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Ennis against the rest of the dataset

Ennis, TX counts roughly 24,753 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Ennis ranks 2,503 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.