What the night sky looks like over Murphy, TX

Satellite radiance puts Murphy in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 78.4% 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.

The nearest darker sky to Murphy

Rowlett, TX, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Murphy. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Murphy against the rest of the dataset

About 21,109 people live in Murphy, TX, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Murphy ranks 2,501 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.