How dark is the sky in Fraser, MI?

Satellite radiance puts Fraser in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 72.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Fraser.

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 Fraser

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, about 7 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Fraser. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Fraser against the rest of the dataset

Fraser, MI counts roughly 14,549 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Fraser ranks 2,308 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.