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Welcome to Brighton Knolls ...

Brighton Knolls is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Brighton Knolls: Brighton Knls.

Brighton Knolls is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brighton Knolls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Brighton Knolls: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Brighton Knolls ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brighton Knolls, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brighton Knolls ...

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

  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • College Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Takoma Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bladensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brighton Knolls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brighton Knolls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brighton Knolls. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brighton Knolls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brighton Knolls ...

Looking for more information about Brighton Knolls? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brighton Knolls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brighton Knolls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brighton Knolls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Brighton Knolls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Brighton Knolls area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.