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We found 50 communities that share the name Brighton.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Brighton.
Beyond Maryland, 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 Maryland ...
Montgomery County
This Brighton is located in Montgomery County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brighton.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Brighton is located in Jefferson County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brighton.
Arkansas
Greene County
This Brighton is located in Greene County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Brighton.
California
Sacramento County
This Brighton is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Brighton.
Colorado
Adams County
This Brighton is located in Adams County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the west.
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
Highlands County
This Brighton is located in Highlands County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highlands County community of Brighton.
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 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tift County community of Brighton.
Illinois
Macoupin County
This Brighton is located in Macoupin County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Brighton.
Indiana
LaGrange County
This Brighton is located in LaGrange County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Brighton.
Iowa
Washington County
This Brighton is located in Washington County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brighton.
Kansas
Kingman 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 Kansas community of Brighton [Kingman County].
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Brighton is located in Fayette County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brighton.
Maine
Somerset County
This Brighton is located in Somerset County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Brighton.
Massachusetts
Suffolk County
This Brighton is located in Suffolk County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Brighton.
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 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Brighton.
Minnesota
Nicollet 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 Minnesota community of Brighton [Nicollet County].
Mississippi
Washington County
This Brighton is located in Washington County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brighton.
Missouri
Polk County
This Brighton is located in Polk County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Brighton.
Montana
Chouteau 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 Montana community of Brighton [Chouteau County].
New Jersey
Sussex County
This Brighton is located in Sussex County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Brighton.
New York
Erie County
This Brighton is located in Erie County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the north northwest.
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 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north.
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 257 miles [413.6 km] to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Brighton.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Brighton lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
North Carolina
Mitchell 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 North Carolina community of Brighton [Mitchell County].
Nova Scotia
This Brighton lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
Ohio
Clark County
This Brighton is located in Clark County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west.
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 .
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 320 miles [515 km] to the west northwest.
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 285 miles [458.7 km] to the west.
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
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 Ontario community of Brighton.
Oregon
Tillamook County
This Brighton is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,406 miles [3,872.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Brighton.
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 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
South Carolina
Hampton County
This Brighton is located in Hampton County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Brighton.
Tennessee
Lincoln County
This Brighton is located in Lincoln County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Brighton.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Brighton is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brighton.
Vermont
Essex County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Essex County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Brighton.
Virginia
Northampton 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 Virginia community of Brighton [Northampton County].
Washington
King County
This Brighton is located in King County and lies 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Brighton.
West Virginia
Mason County
This Brighton is located in Mason County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Brighton.
Wisconsin
Kenosha County
This Brighton is located in Kenosha County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Brighton.
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.
Bonnie Ridge (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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:
Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Brighton to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 things 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: 39.3523, Longitude: -76.7066 In this case, the coordinates for Brighton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 . 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.664 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.253 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.397 degrees.