Summer Solstice and the Henge

Solstice at Stonehenge - English Heritage

Stonehenge was built to align with the sun on the solstices. On the summer solstice, the sun rises behind the Heel Stone in the north-east part of the horizon.

What is the Summer Solstice? | English Heritage

During the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest ...

Here comes the sun! Stonehenge and the summer solstice

Stonehenge was carefully designed to align with the movements of the sun. The enormous sarsen stones and smaller bluestones, set up in the ...

Pictures show summer solstice 2024 at Stonehenge - CBS News

A crowd gathers to celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge in Britain's county of Wiltshire on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

Summer Solstice and the Henge | Los Angeles Public Library

It's not official, official summer until June 20, which is the Estival or Summer Solstice and the Sun's most northerly point in Earth's sky.

Celebrating the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge

Curious Tourists and Modern-Day Druids: Marking the Solstice at Stonehenge. To celebrate the celestial event, the ropes come down at the ancient ...

Summer solstice 2024 is here! See celebrations at Stonehenge and ...

The northern hemisphere celebrated the 2024 summer solstice on June 20, while the southern hemisphere rang in its winter solstice. Because the ...

How to Celebrate the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge

What is happening for the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge this year? English Heritage will once again open the World Heritage site to revellers ...

Thousands flock to Stonehenge to celebrate summer solstice

Thousands flock to Stonehenge to celebrate summer solstice ... About 15,000 people greeted the sun with cheers, smiles and prayers as it rose over ...

Stonehenge Summer Solstice Access Tour. June 20th-21st 2025

Travel to Stonehenge with guide and spend 3 hours at the site / inside the circle and witness the sun setting, Druid Ceremony and festivities.

2024 Stonehenge Summer Solstice Celebrations

This years Summer solstice will be celebrated from the evening of Thursday 20th June to the morning of Friday 21st June 2024.

Manhattanhenge 2024: Where & How to See It | AMNH

For Stonehenge, the special day is the summer solstice, when the Sun rises ... But the day after also offers Manhattanhenge moments, but at sunset, you ...

Summer solstice brings druids, pagans and thousands of people to ...

This year, the summer solstice at Stonehenge started at 7 p.m. Tuesday and ran through 8 a.m. Wednesday. For this one night, worshippers are ...

The solstice site older (and bigger) than Stonehenge - BBC

No place on Earth is quite as linked to the summer solstice as Stonehenge, the Neolithic standing stones in central England that align with the ...

Summer Solstice - Grayson De Vere

Stone henge sunset summer. Jun 23, 2024. Summer Solstice. New Beginnings. Today, we celebrate the Summer Solstice, a magical day when the sun reaches its ...

Thousands take to Stonehenge for summer solstice celebration

The crowds came after officials said protesters were arrested Thursday for spraying orange paint on the Stonehenge monuments.

How the Summer Solstice and Stonehenge Are Connected | TIME

Was Stonehenge intentionally built to showcase the summer solstice? ... Experts are almost certain that the builders strategically placed the ...

Stonehenge Solstice Open Access Sunrise Tours

Visiting Stonehenge during the Summer Solstice has been voted as one of the top 25 life experiences in the world today. To see the sunrise at Stonehenge on the ...

Welcoming the summer solstice from Stonehenge - Huck

It is Tuesday 20th June and I find myself on a train to the city of Salisbury to welcome in the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

People gather at Stonehenge for summer solstice - YouTube

SUMMER SOLSTICE: People gathered at Stonehenge in England to watch the sunset and celebrate the summer solstice on Thursday (6/20).