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Brighton Alabama Map

Explore Brighton, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Brighton, Alabama

How to Use This Brighton, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brighton, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Brighton.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Brighton
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.434276
Longitude	-86.947215
Population	2,337
Density	637.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35020
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Birmingham
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Brighton, Alabama

Brighton is a locality in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,337. The population density is 637.7 people per km². Brighton is located at 33.4343°N, 86.9472°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brighton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35020.

Brighton occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth is stained a deep, oxidized red and the air carries a heavy, humid weight that lingers long after the sun dips below the horizon. It lies 2.3 miles north of Bessemer, AL (from Bessemer, AL: bearing 11°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-northwest of Hoover. The landscape surrounding Brighton is defined by the modest, sloping terrain of Jones Valley, which stretches out in a series of gentle swells rather than dramatic peaks. Three miles away, the silhouette of West Red Mountain rises against the sky, a quiet sentinel watching over the low-lying ground. To the west, the landscape softens into patches of woodland, where the light at dusk filters through the canopy in thin, dusty shafts, illuminating the quiet spaces between the trees and the stillness of the nearby Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.

Brighton was forged in the heat of industrial ambition, its foundations laid deep in the iron-rich soil that once fueled the furnaces of a bustling age. The local economy, having transitioned from the clamor of heavy production to a more subdued, contemporary pace, reflects a resilience shaped by the long-standing memory of labor and the steady pulse of a community that has weathered significant shifts in its fortunes. The rhythm of daily life in Brighton moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the echoes of the past remain visible in the architecture of older neighborhoods and the enduring spirit of its residents. It is a place where the land holds its own history, quiet and unadorned, waiting for the evening breeze to rustle through the longleaf pines and settle the red dust of the back roads.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roosevelt City Recreation Center (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 089° E
Red Mountain Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 107° E
Ebsco Overlook (West) (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 084° E
Allison Bonnett Park (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 305° NW
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.0 mi, 191° S · 48 acres
Pleasant Grove Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 334° NW
MESH Collective Art (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 079° E
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 087° E
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 031° NE
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 077° E
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 9.1 mi, 062° NE
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 056° NE
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 076° E
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 9.7 mi, 055° NE
The Storyteller (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 062° NE
Decil’s Fountain (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 062° NE
Heaviest Corner on Earth (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 056° NE
Legacy Arena (Stadium) — 9.9 mi, 051° NE
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Theatre (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 051° NE
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 055° NE
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 051° NE
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 128° SE
Oak Grove Baseball Stadium (Stadium) — 12.3 mi, 281° W
Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1") (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 115° SE
Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 116° SE
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.8 mi, 194° S · 8,383 acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 36.0 mi, 186° S · 395k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 42.2 mi, 346° N · 182k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 64.6 mi, 339° N · 26k acres

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