Brighton Heights

Brighton Heights is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's northside area. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allegheny Observatory and Brunot Island.

Allegheny Observatory

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Allegheny Observatory is an American astronomical research institution, a part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh.

Brunot Island

Island

Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brunot Island is a 129-acre island in the Ohio River. It is officially part of the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Riverview Park

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Riverview Park is the fourth largest municipal park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The park is located four miles north of Downtown in the neighborhood of Perry North and consists of 251 acres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Summer Hill and Allegheny West.

Summer Hill is a neighborhood located in the North Side region of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has a zip code of 15214, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1. Summer Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Brighton Heights.

Allegheny West

Neighborhood

Photo: Ainulindale, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Allegheny West is a historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. The Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission voted in favor of designating the neighborhood as a city historic district in September 1989. Allegheny West is situated 2 miles southeast of Brighton Heights.

North Side

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Side is an area of Pittsburgh, just across the Allegheny River from Downtown. In years past it was the independent city of Allegheny, but has long been incorporated into the City of Pittsburgh itself.

Brighton Heights

Type: Neighborhood with 7,250 residents
Description: neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Categories: neighborhood of Pittsburgh and locality
Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

40.47785° or 40° 28′ 40″ north

Longitude

-80.03589° or 80° 2′ 9″ west

Population

7,250

Elevation

883 feet (269 metres)

United Nations Location Code

US BTO

Open location code

86GXFXH7+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154093943

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

5181656

Wikidata ID

Q15204824

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Brighton Heights from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Brighton Heights” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Brighton Heights”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Brighton Heights”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Marshall Shadeland and Woods Run.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St John’s Green and Rooney Middle School Library.

Pittsburgh: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Oakland, Downtown Pittsburgh, South Side, and Strip District-Lawrenceville.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.