What is Manhattanhenge and when does it happen?...
What is Manhattanhenge and when does it happen? #NYC https://t.co/EdBEDv3gTn
July 12, 2016
What is Manhattanhenge and when does it happen?
Just when you reckon you have a grasp on all of the modern day's portmanteaus another rears its head. Introducing 'Manhattanhenge'. Otherwise known as the Manhattan Solstice, Manhattanhenge (where Manhattan, New York City's central isle, and Stone Henge, a prehistoric circle of rock slabs in Wiltshire, meet) occurs twice a year and is the name for when the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets of the city's street grid system.