Welcome to Bright Mountain Estates ...
Bright Mountain Estates is located in Nicholas County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Bright Mountain Estates: Bright Mtn. Ests. (or less commonly used: Bright Mntn. Ests.)
Bright Mountain Estates is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bright Mountain Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bright Mountain Estates: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Bright Mountain Estates ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bright Mountain Estates.
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ansted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quinwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Camden-on-Gauley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Zela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Muddlety
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
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 Bright Mountain Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bright Mountain Estates.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bright Mountain Estates. 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 Bright Mountain Estates.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bright Mountain Estates. See our Newspapers Page for Bright Mountain Estates.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bright Mountain Estates ...
Looking for more information about Bright Mountain Estates? 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 Bright Mountain Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bright Mountain Estates.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bright Mountain Estates - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bright Mountain Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bright Mountain Estates 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. |