McKinney, TX's night sky, measured from orbit

Satellite radiance puts McKinney in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 79.7% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

The nearest darker sky to McKinney

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Fairview, TX, roughly 5 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Fairview, 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 McKinney compares nationally

About 227,526 people live in McKinney, TX, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. McKinney places 2,542 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.