Menasha, WI Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Menasha, WI?
Menasha's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 30.3% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Menasha.
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 Menasha
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Harrison, WI, roughly 7 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
Harrison, WI is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Menasha against the rest of the dataset
Menasha, WI has a population of about 18,433, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Menasha comes in at 969, darkest to brightest.