How dark is the sky in Pewaukee, WI?

Pewaukee reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Only 12.8% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Pewaukee.

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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Pewaukee

Lisbon, WI, about 6 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Pewaukee. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Pewaukee against the rest of the dataset

About 16,437 people live in Pewaukee, WI, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Pewaukee ranks 408 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.