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Manhattanhenge (wikipedia.org)
6 points by _zhqs on July 12, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


As much as this phenomenon should, theoretically be common in most major cities, it turns out to be fairly rare. To achieve it, you need a city with canyon-like streets (ala sky scrapers), a grid street layout without "blockers" (curved streets, other buildings) getting in the way, and a fairly unimpeded horizon, geologically speaking. Manhattan fits the bill perfectly. Some other US cities...




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