How dark is the sky in Garland, TX?

Satellite radiance puts Garland in the urban band. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Only 89.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Garland.

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 Garland

Rowlett, TX, about 5 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Garland. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Garland against the rest of the dataset

About 250,431 people live in Garland, TX, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Garland ranks 2,863 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.