Groves, TX: how dark is the sky here?

Groves's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 74.2% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Groves

Port Arthur, TX, about 3 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Groves. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

How Groves compares nationally

About 16,866 people live in Groves, TX, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Groves places 2,366 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.