What the night sky looks like over West Bend, WI

West Bend's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. West Bend's sky is brighter than 71.2% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

Where to go for a darker sky near West Bend

13 miles from West Bend, straight-line, sits Richfield, WI, the nearest city here with a darker sky than West Bend's own suburban band.

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

West Bend against the rest of the dataset

About 32,149 people live in West Bend, WI, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, West Bend ranks 2,269 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.