How dark is the sky in Salem Lakes, WI?

Salem Lakes reads as rural on this dataset's scale. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. Salem Lakes's sky is brighter than 2.9% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

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.

The nearest darker sky to Salem Lakes

22 miles from Salem Lakes, straight-line, sits Caledonia, WI, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Salem Lakes's own rural band.

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

Salem Lakes against the rest of the dataset

Salem Lakes, WI has a population of about 14,302, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Salem Lakes ranks 94 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.