Oshkosh, WI Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Oshkosh, WI?
Oshkosh 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 56.9% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Oshkosh.
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.
Where to go for a darker sky near Oshkosh
Fox Crossing, WI, about 14 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Oshkosh. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Fox Crossing, WI is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Oshkosh against the rest of the dataset
Oshkosh, WI counts roughly 67,242 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, Oshkosh comes in at 1,814, darkest to brightest.