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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 ...
  • 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:
    • 44.799494, -71.872317
    • 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.
    • Open 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Since Brighton is near Orleans County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Brighton

Communities Also Named Brighton ...

We found four communities that are also named Brighton.

Within Vermont, the name Brighton is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Franklin County
      • This Brighton is located in Franklin County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west of the Brighton that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Brighton.
      • Monroe County
      • This Brighton is located in Monroe County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the west southwest of the Brighton that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Brighton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kenosha County
      • This Brighton is located in Kenosha County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the west of the Brighton that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Brighton.
      • Marathon County
      • This Brighton is located in Marathon County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the west of the Brighton that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon 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.

  • Bullthroat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullthroat is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullthroat
  • Cones
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
  • Georges
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Georges is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
  • Hartwellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hartwellville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwellville
  • Holland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Island Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lost Nation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lost Nation is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
  • Masons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
  • Moccasin Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
  • Tinkerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tinkerville is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville

How Far From Brighton 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 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:

  • Guildhall, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brighton to Guildhall, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,443 miles [8,759.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,037 miles [6,496.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Brighton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7995, Longitude: -71.8723       In this case, the coordinates for Brighton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.09 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.114 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.676 degrees.