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Brighton Tennessee Map

Explore Brighton, Tennessee, 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, Tennessee

How to Use This Brighton, Tennessee Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brighton, Tennessee. 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 Tennessee 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.

CityBrighton
StateTennessee (TN)
CountyTipton County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude35.481272
Longitude-89.735359
Population2,888
Density367.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes37335, 38011
Area Code615, 901
County SeatCovington
School DistrictTipton County School District

About Brighton, Tennessee

Brighton is a locality in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,888. The population density is 367.3 people per km². Brighton is located at 35.4813°N, 89.7354°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brighton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 37335, 38011.

Brighton anchors itself within a landscape of fertile, level fields where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 4.2 miles northeast of Atoka, TN (from Atoka, TN: bearing 45°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northeast of Tipton. Hatchel Creek winds through the terrain as a slow, quiet pulse, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land remains largely agricultural, characterized by rich earth that warms quickly in the spring sun. While Sandy Ridge remains a distant, hazy silhouette against the far western sky, the local topography is defined by the subtle, rhythmic slope of the plains rather than any dramatic elevation. Within the immediate perimeter, Unknown Park provides a quiet expanse of green, offering a place where the stillness of the countryside remains undisturbed by the noise of wider transit.

Brighton carries a quiet history rooted in the cycles of the harvest and the steady, persistent labor of the fields. The local economy has long leaned upon the productivity of the soil, maintaining a pace that favors deliberate work over the frantic rush of urban corridors. Residents often look toward Hickory Hollow as a point of reference for the regional geography, though the daily life of the populace is tethered more closely to the immediate rhythms of the neighborhood than to distant landmarks. On summer evenings, when the heat finally relents, the atmosphere near Gin House Lake feels heavy and still, reflecting a landscape that has changed little in its fundamental character. Life in Brighton is defined by these small, recurring patterns, where the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the slow transformation of the crops and the enduring presence of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 100° E
  • Valentine Regional Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 253° W
  • Nancy Lane Park (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 221° SW
  • Covington Softball Field (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 050° NE
  • Glen Springs Lake State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 265° W
  • Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.2 mi, 332° NW · 25k acres
  • Fort Pillow (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 331° NW
  • John Tully State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.4 mi, 346° N
  • John Tully Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 343° N
  • The Crossing Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 161° S
  • Sunk Lake Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 001° N
  • Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.2 mi, 326° NW · 43k acres
  • World War II POW Camp (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 281° W
  • Vietnam Memorial Tree Trail (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 223° SW
  • Elvis Car (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 188° S
  • Mississippi County Penal Farm WPA Marker (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 328° NW
  • Shelby Farms Park Great Lawn + Outdoor Stage (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 193° S
  • Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters (Nature Reserve) — 24.6 mi, 190° S
  • The Ring of Peace (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 196° S
  • Zebra (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 212° SW
  • Ostrich (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 212° SW
  • Giraffe (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 212° SW
  • Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Gallery) — 27.3 mi, 206° SW
  • Crosstown Arts (Gallery) — 27.6 mi, 215° SW
  • Dyess Colony Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 286° W
  • Ducks Unlimited Waterfowling Heritage Center (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 218° SW
  • Sky High Ride & Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 28.7 mi, 219° SW
  • The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 218° SW
  • W. C. Handy Home and Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 217° SW
  • Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.5 mi, 325° NW · 2,280 acres

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About This Brighton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brighton, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.481272, -89.735359. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Brighton includes the ZIP code (37335, 38011), telephone area code (615, 901), county seat of Tipton County (Covington), and school district assignment (Tipton County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.