Melvindale, MI Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Melvindale, MI?
Melvindale reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 85% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Melvindale.
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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
The nearest darker sky to Melvindale
7 miles from Melvindale, straight-line, sits Riverview, MI, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Melvindale'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.
Melvindale against the rest of the dataset
Melvindale, MI counts roughly 12,401 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Melvindale comes in at 2,710, darkest to brightest.