City henge dates: Manhattanhenge and beyond
Many places with a strong urban axis get their own street henge: a moment when the rising or setting sun lines up with a street or corridor, as with Manhattanhenge, Chicagohenge, or MIT's Infinite Corridor. These pages compute the alignment windows geometrically for the best-known ones. Pick a city, or find your own street on the map.
- ManhattanhengeNew York, United States · West 42nd Street
- ChicagohengeChicago, United States · West Madison Street
- TorontohengeToronto, Canada · King Street West
- MontrealhengeMontreal, Canada · Avenue McGill College
- BostonhengeBoston, United States · Stuart Street
- BaltimorehengeBaltimore, United States · East Lombard Street
- PhillyhengePhiladelphia, United States · Market Street
- PhoenixhengePhoenix, United States · West Washington Street
- CalgaryhengeCalgary, Canada · 5 Avenue SW
- EdmontonhengeEdmonton, Canada · Jasper Avenue NW
- California Street hengeSan Francisco, United States · California Street
- KaohsiunghengeKaohsiung, Taiwan · Qingnian 1st Road
- MelbhengeMelbourne, Australia · Bourke Street
- MIThengeCambridge, United States · Infinite Corridor
- VilniushengeVilnius, Lithuania · Gedimino prospektas
Some famous henges still sit outside the current page set: Scrippshenge frames the sun under Scripps Pier in San Diego, and Strasbourghenge aligns with the cathedral spire in October.
Streethenge calculates geometric solar and lunar alignments. Visibility on site depends on weather, buildings, trees, terrain, safety, and access.