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Communities Also Named Bright ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Bright.

Within Ontario, the name Bright is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman 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 Alabama community of Bright [Cullman County].
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Bright is located in Columbia County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Bright.
    • Florida
      • Bright #
      • 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 Florida community of Bright.
    • Georgia
      • Dawson 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 Bright [Dawson County].
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Bright is located in Dearborn County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Bright.
    • Kansas
      • Ness 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 Kansas community of Bright [Ness County].
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Bright is located in DeSoto County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Bright.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bright [Franklin County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland 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 Bright [Northumberland County].
    • South Dakota
      • Spink 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 South Dakota community of Bright [Spink County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bright [Hamblen County].
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • This Bright is located in Roane County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Bright.
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • This Bright is located in Clark County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Bright.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bright ...

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.

  • Blink Bonnie
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blink Bonnie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blink Bonnie
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Haysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Maple Lake Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Punkeydoodles Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Richwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Roseville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Showers Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Showers Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showers Corners
  • Windfall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall

How Far From Bright to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bright to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bright and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 283 miles [455.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Bright to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 Bright 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2906, Longitude: -80.6146    
<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 Bright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Bright 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 309.804 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.286 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.638 degrees.




 

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