How dark is the sky in Texarkana, TX?

Satellite radiance puts Texarkana in the urban band. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. That's brighter than 87.8% of the 3,206 US 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.

The nearest darker sky to Texarkana

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Texarkana, AR, roughly 6 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Texarkana against the rest of the dataset

Texarkana, TX counts roughly 35,971 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Texarkana ranks 2,801 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.