Map of Brighton, New York, United States
Brighton is a city in New York, United States, with a population of about 36,609. It lies at 43.1476°N, 77.5506°W, about 136 m above sea level. Brighton is about 475 km (295 mi) north of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rochester, 5 km to the west.
Brighton at a glance
Country
Region
New York
Population
36,609GeoNames
Coordinates
43.1476, -77.550643°08′51″N 77°33′02″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
475 km (295 mi)
Where is Brighton?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 59 min on the shortest day to 15 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Brighton
- Rochester — 5 km west
- Irondequoit — 8 km north
- Henrietta — 11 km southwest
- Cheektowaga — 102 km west
- Amherst — 103 km west
- West Seneca — 107 km west
- Buffalo — 112 km west
- Clay — 112 km east
- Belleville — 114 km north, Canada
- Syracuse — 114 km east
Largest cities in New York
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
- The Bronx — 1,385,108
- Staten Island — 468,730
- Buffalo — 258,071
- Rochester — 209,802
- Yonkers — 201,116
- Syracuse — 144,142
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Other places named Brighton
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.