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:
- 39.986796, -104.811375
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Brighton is near Weld County and also Broomfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- eBird sighting report for Broomfield 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.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Brighton.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 49 communities, 46 are located in the United States and nine are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tift County community of Brighton.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Brighton is located in Baltimore City and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<2> to the east of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km] to the east of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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.<1> 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 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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.<1> 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 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km] to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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 1,546 miles [2,488 km] to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Brighton.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Brighton lies 2,452 miles [3,946.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams County.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Brighton lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams County.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Brighton is located in Clark County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<2> to the east of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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.<1> 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 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km] to the east of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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 1,203 miles [1,936 km] to the east of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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.<1> 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 2,118 miles [3,408.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Brighton is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east southeast of the Brighton that is located in Adams 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.
- Commerce City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
- Commerce City is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <5>
- Cozy Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Dick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
- Firestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone
- Firestone is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firestone <5>
- Frederick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
- Irondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Little Texas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Puritan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Quail Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Quail Hill is located in Adams County
- Todd Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
How Far From Brighton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city 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:
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Brighton to Denver, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,477 miles [2,377 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,546 miles [8,925.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brighton: www.ci.brighton.co.us/
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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. |
| <2> | 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: 39.9868, Longitude: -104.8114 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.42 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.939 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.846 degrees. |