Manhattan-henge

May 27, 2008 on 9:27 am | In - Stacey/SW2, Art |

Set Your Clocks

(View from 66th and Broadway)

Twice a year Manhattan takes on the effect of a modern day Stonehenge (where large vertical rocks were found in in the Salisbury Plain of England, the sun rises in direct alignment at the summer solstice.) On Wednesday, May 28th the sunset will occur directly in line with the Manhattan city block grid - exactly 28.9 degrees from the true east-west. So the sunset will look amazing, something like this:

(Manhattan-henge view from 34th Street)

Every cross street will be illuminated for the last 15 minutes of daylight. For the best views check out 14th, 23rd, 34th, and 42nd streets, as they have little to no obstruction from the East River to the Hudson. Stand as far east as possible. And if you miss it tomorrow, there will be another Manhattan-henge occurring July 12th.