Upland Island Wilderness

Sky Score 46/100≈ Bortle 3

Upland Island Wilderness is a protected area in Texas with a measured darkness of 81/100 (≈ Bortle 3), a genuinely dark sky where the Milky Way is a bright, structured band. The best month to come is typically October, when about 62% of the night sky is clear.

Tonight's outlook: 48/100. The moon is 7% lit and above the horizon 13% of the night; typical August clear-sky odds here are 49%. Updated daily.

Best time to stargaze at Upland Island Wilderness

Month	Clear night skies	Sky Score (new moon)
January	43%	44/100
February	37%	40/100
March	36%	39/100
April	40%	42/100
May	37%	40/100
June	49%	48/100
July	50%	48/100
August	49%	48/100
September	60%	55/100
October ★	62%	57/100
November	44%	45/100
December	40%	42/100

Scores assume a moonless night, check the moon before you drive (methodology).

Where to stay near Upland Island Wilderness

Each place below is rated for the darkness at its own doorstep, stay dark, and the sky is yours from the parking lot.

Bass Buster Inn
29.9 km away · Brookeland · darkness at hotel: 65/100
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Woodville Inn
33.9 km away · darkness at hotel: 59/100
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Super 8 by Wyndham Jasper TX
38 km away · Jasper · darkness at hotel: 56/100
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Econo Lodge Jasper
38.2 km away · Jasper · darkness at hotel: 53/100
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Jasper
38.5 km away · Jasper · darkness at hotel: 53/100
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Best Western Inn of Jasper
39 km away · Jasper · darkness at hotel: 51/100
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Rodeway Inn
39.3 km away · Jasper · darkness at hotel: 51/100
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Nearby spots in Texas

Turkey Hill Wilderness 35.4 km · Sky Score 45/100
Indian Mounds Wilderness 65.8 km · Sky Score 46/100
Big Thicket National Preserve 70.6 km · Sky Score 41/100
Big Slough Wilderness 83.9 km · Sky Score 46/100
Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp Wildlife Management Area 121 km · Sky Score 30/100