Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brighton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brighton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brighton
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Brighton:
- 41.722018, -85.311125
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brighton
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected LaGrange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
- Since Brighton is near Saint Joseph County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brighton ...
We found 50 communities that share the name Brighton.
Within Indiana, the name Brighton is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 46 are located in the United States and nine are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Brighton is located in Adams County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the west of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Brighton.
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Brighton [Arapahoe County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brighton [Douglas County].
- Tift County
- This Brighton is located in Tift County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the south of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tift County community of Brighton.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Brighton is located in Baltimore City and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Brighton.
- Montgomery County
- This Brighton is located in Montgomery County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east southeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brighton.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brighton [Kalamazoo County].
- Livingston County
- This Brighton is located in Livingston County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Brighton.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- Erie County
- This Brighton is located in Erie County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Brighton.
- Kings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Brighton [Kings County].
- Monroe County
- This Brighton is located in Monroe County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Brighton.
- Otsego County
- This Brighton is located in Otsego County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Brighton.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Brighton lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Brighton lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Brighton is located in Clark County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Brighton.
- Cuyahoga County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Brighton.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brighton [Hamilton County].
- Lorain County
- This Brighton is located in Lorain County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Brighton.
- Muskingum County
- This Brighton is located in Muskingum County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Brighton.
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brighton [Wood County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brighton [Beaver County].
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brighton [Delaware County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Brighton lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Brighton is located in Lincoln County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the south of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Brighton.
- Tipton County
- This Brighton is located in Tipton County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the south southwest of the Brighton that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Brighton.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brighton ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Fawn River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Greenfield Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Indian Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Steuben County
- Meadow Shores Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Shores Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Shores Park
- Meadow Shores Park is located in Steuben County
- Nevada Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
- Panama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Plato
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Star Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in LaGrange County
- Valentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Brighton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brighton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brighton and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of LaGrange County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brighton to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brighton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brighton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7220, Longitude: -85.3111 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brighton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Brighton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.912 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.573 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.477 degrees. |