Brighton: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 45,977
• Coordinates: 42.3501° N, 71.1564° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 627 km (390 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED): 17 km (11 mi), straight line
• Worcester Regional Airport (ORH): 60 km (37 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chestnut Hill: 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
• Allston: 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
• Watertown: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Brookline: 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
• Mission Hill: 4.3 km (2.7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Cambridge, 5.0 km (3.1 mi)