This Geocache will be in place between the Summer Solstice on June 20 and Autumnal Equinox on September 22. This is our 56th Seasonal Cache.
Summer solstice 2020 in Northern Hemisphere will be at 5:43 PM on Saturday, June 20. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year when the Sun is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, winter and summer solstices are exchanged. The summer solstice marks the first day of the season of summer. The declination of the Sun on the (northern) summer solstice is known as the tropic of cancer (23° 27').
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, respectively, in the sense that the length of time elapsed between sunrise and sunset on this day is a maximum for the year. The time of sunrise will be 5:55 am(EDT) and sunset will be 9:12 pm (EDT). 15 hours and 17 minutes of sunlight. Of course,daylight saving time means that the second Sunday in March has 23 hours and the first Sunday in November has 25 hours, but these human meddling's with the calendar and do not correspond to the actual number of daylight hours.
Since prehistory, the summer solstice has been seen as a significant time of year in many cultures, and has been marked by festivals and rituals. Traditionally, in many temperate regions (especially Europe), the summer solstice is seen as the middle of summer and referred to as "midsummer". Today, however, in some countries and calendars it is seen as the beginning of summer.
This cache is located within Willow Metropark, a part of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority park system. A Metropark Vehicle Entry Permit is required: Annual Permit $35. Senior Permit $21. Daily Permit $10.
For General information please call 810-227-2752 or 800-47-PARKS. Or visit our website at WWW.metroparks.com.
All park rules and regulations apply. Park in parking lots only. Check the Metroparks website for park hours.
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This cache is in a plastic Lock-n-Lock container. It contains some typical treasurers. Please place the cache back the way you found it.
The permit for this cache was submitted prior to the 4/15/2019 deadline and was approved by Kevin Arnold | Southern District Interpretive Services Supervisor Huron-Clinton Metroparks on 04/29/19The permit for this cache was submitted prior to the 4/15/2020 deadline and was approved by Kevin Arnold | Southern District Interpretive Services Supervisor Huron-Clinton Metroparks on 04/08/20