We have routinely been going to bed well after 11 p.m., which is unusual for us (we are usually early-to-bed and early-to-rise). The reason … we are way, way north, so the days here are incredibly long, particularly since today is the summer equinox, the longest day of the year.
The map below shows how far north we are in relation to Santa Rosa (the latitude of this point is the same as Greenisland, the longitude is that of Santa Rosa):
Way, way north, as I said. As a result, here are the sunrise/sunset times for today in Belfast:
Jun 21, 2008 4:47 AM 10:04 PM
The sun is up for 17h 16m 54s, and it is light much more than that (it is really dark only between about 11:30 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.). Great in some ways, but disorienting in others.
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