How dark is the sky in Leander, TX?

Satellite radiance puts Leander in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 51.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Leander.

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 Leander

Liberty Hill, TX, about 7 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Leander. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Leander against the rest of the dataset

Leander, TX counts roughly 87,511 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Leander ranks 1,639 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.