Lincoln Park, MI: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Lincoln Park in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Lincoln Park's sky is brighter than 67.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Lincoln Park is from a meaningfully darker sky

5 miles from Lincoln Park, straight-line, sits Riverview, MI, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Lincoln Park's own suburban band.

Riverview, 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 Lincoln Park compares nationally

Lincoln Park, MI counts roughly 38,774 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Lincoln Park places 2,167 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.