What the night sky looks like over Brown Deer, WI

Brown Deer's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Brown Deer's sky is brighter than 49.6% of the 3,206 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Brown Deer

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Mequon, WI, roughly 3 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Brown Deer against the rest of the dataset

About 12,527 people live in Brown Deer, WI, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Brown Deer ranks 1,581 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.