Trenton, MI's night sky, measured from orbit

Trenton's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 67% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things.

The nearest darker sky to Trenton

2 miles from Trenton, straight-line, sits Riverview, MI, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Trenton'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.

How Trenton compares nationally

Trenton, MI counts roughly 17,957 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Trenton places 2,135 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.