How dark is the sky in Missouri City, TX?

Satellite radiance puts Missouri City in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Missouri City's sky is brighter than 26.4% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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 Missouri City

Texas City, TX, about 40 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Missouri City. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Missouri City against the rest of the dataset

Missouri City, TX counts roughly 78,582 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Missouri City ranks 842 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.