Stonehenge: When to visit the prehistoric heritage to experience Summer Solstice 2020

Summer Solstice is a beautiful charismatic nature’s impression that occurs only once every year. It is when Sun reaches its highest position in sky and is longest day of year. Stonehenge is an ancient prehistoric world herit site that has been a place of worship and celebration at time of Summer Solstice for thousands of years. site located in Wiltshire, England, consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons. As Summer Solstice occurs once a year, here are all details about when to visit Stonehenge to experience summer solstice.

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Visit Stonehenge to experience Summer Solstice

When to visit Stonehenge

As Stonehenge is located in rrn hemisphere, summer solstice occurs sometime between June 20 to June 22. In upcoming dece of 2020, it is calculated that it will occur on June 21, 2020. In 2019, thousands of people will gar at Stonehenge to watch sunrise on summer solstice, a ritual that has been followed for thousands of years. It’s also one of rare occasions that visitors are allowed to enter prehistoric stone circle.

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Or attractions

One of highlights is walk to Stonehenge. While you walk towards event after parking your vehicles at midnight, it gives you a day vibe even at 3 am. sky looks brighter with a beautiful cobalt blue colour, staining lower horizon. Though summer solstice may be a big tourist attraction for monument, it may t be only show in town. At winter solstice, rocks are also hinged for ideal viewing, sun falls behind Trilothon, two vertical stones with a horizontal one lying atop. Trilothon’s direction towards sun is at midwinter sunset. Scientists agree that monument is more directly facing view during winter sunset than at summer’s sunrise.

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