East Lansing, MI's night sky, measured from orbit

East Lansing's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. East Lansing's sky is brighter than 71.3% 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 East Lansing is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Ionia, MI, roughly 34 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How East Lansing compares nationally

East Lansing, MI has a population of about 48,964, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. East Lansing places 2,274 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.