Port Neches, TX's night sky, measured from orbit

Port Neches reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Port Neches's sky is brighter than 76.6% of the 3,206 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Port Neches

Port Arthur, TX, about 6 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Port Neches. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

Port Arthur, 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 Port Neches compares nationally

Port Neches, TX counts roughly 13,709 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Port Neches places 2,442 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.