Welcome to Brighton ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brighton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

The town of Brighton is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Brighton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Area codes for Brighton: (613) and (343)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Brighton: K0K<3>

Websites for Brighton ...

Official Website: www.town.brighton.on.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.brightonchamber.ca/

Communities Also Named Brighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Brighton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (6), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brighton.

Communities near Brighton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brighton.

Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
Quinte West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinte West
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinte West <4>
Alderville First Nation
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderville First Nation came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderville First Nation
Carman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
Edville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edville
Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
Dundonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundonald
Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
Colborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colborne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colborne <4>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brighton ...

Looking for more information about Brighton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brighton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brighton.

Adding Brighton to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Brighton was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brighton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brighton: www.town.brighton.on.ca/

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brighton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (343) is an overlay for area code (613).
<3>	The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Brighton, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Brighton). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Brighton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.