What is Manhattanhenge and when does it happen?...

July 12 2016 , Written by Ola Fagbohun Published on #NYC

What is Manhattanhenge and when does it happen? #NYC https://t.co/EdBEDv3gTn
Ola Fagbohun (@DiverseTraveler)July 12, 2016

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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.

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