What the night sky looks like over Lufkin, TX

Lufkin reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 55.4% 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.

How far Lufkin is from a meaningfully darker sky

Palestine, TX, about 62 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Lufkin. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Lufkin against the rest of the dataset

Lufkin, TX counts roughly 34,399 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Lufkin ranks 1,766 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.