Burlington, WI's night sky, measured from orbit

Satellite radiance puts Burlington in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Burlington's sky is brighter than 67.9% 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.

How far Burlington is from a meaningfully darker sky

12 miles from Burlington, straight-line, sits Salem Lakes, WI, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Burlington's own suburban band.

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

How Burlington compares nationally

About 10,939 people live in Burlington, WI, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Burlington places 2,164 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.