Wausau, WI Night Sky Brightness
Wausau, WI's night sky, measured from orbit
Wausau reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 61% 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, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
How far Wausau is from a meaningfully darker sky
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Weston, WI, roughly 7 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.
Weston, WI is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Wausau compares nationally
Wausau, WI has a population of about 40,262, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Wausau's position, 1,946 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.