England has Stonehenge. Neil deGrasse Tyson coined Manhattanhenge. But did you know downtown Birmingham, Alabama has its very own “Birminghamhenge” which officially happens every winter solstice, December 21st at around 4:30PM?
Now you know why some locals avoid walking or driving west from the railroad tracks to 5th Avenue North in December between 4:00 and 5:00. The sun planted in the center of the street.
Here is a Bhamwiki entry about the uniquely Birmingham phenomenon:
“”Birminghenge” or “Birminghamhenge” is a term referring to the coincidence between the position of the setting sun and the Birmingham city center street grid when the setting sun is framed within the width of Birmingham’s east-west avenues…