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Not for you guys - but for the folks in the UP - man, they'd have to deal with post-9:30 sunrises in winter - whew!
The odd thing about that place, they used to be on Central time, AND they didn't have DST. I guess they just get used to hours and hours of darkness in the mornings - either that, or they just sleep in longer.
I know but we don't live at your latitude, we don't need to deal with sunrise times that late. It would be 8:30 for many on the western half of the time zones, my times are earlier than most. And yes, 8 am is considered unacceptably late for sunrise here, no one cares that it's normal in the UK.
Not for you guys - but for the folks in the UP - man, they'd have to deal with post-9:30 sunrises in winter - whew!
The odd thing about that place, they used to be on Central time, AND they didn't have DST. I guess they just get used to hours and hours of darkness in the mornings - either that, or they just sleep in longer.
Spain had 8:30 am sunrises when I visited... sunset was at about 7:45 pm though.
I know but we don't live at your latitude, we don't need to deal with sunrise times that late. It would be 8:30 for many on the western half of the time zones, my times are earlier than most. And yes, 8 am is considered unacceptably late for sunrise here, no one cares that it's normal in the UK.
When I visit the UP (Houghton) this January, I'm going to ask the locals what they think of their uber-late sunrise times, and if they'd prefer to swich over to Central Time. It'd be interesting to see if they think it's "unacceptable" or not...lol.
Not for you guys - but for the folks in the UP - man, they'd have to deal with post-9:30 sunrises in winter - whew!
The odd thing about that place, they used to be on Central time, AND they didn't have DST. I guess they just get used to hours and hours of darkness in the mornings - either that, or they just sleep in longer.
Spain had 8:30 am sunrises when I visited... sunset was at about 7:45 pm though.
What do the locals think of that? Do they just take it as it comes, or is there a desire to re-center the solar noon? Argentina has the same sort of situation with their solar noon, especially on the western edge. (Something like 1:30 pm in mid-winter.)
It's curious as to why the Eastern Time Zone cuts so far west in that part of the country - they're further west than Chicago. I'd love to explore the history as to why the shift was made. Hopefully I'll get some answers when I visit.
The USA is so big that it is hard to do timezones that suit everyone.
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I'd love to explore the history as to why the shift was made. Hopefully I'll get some answers when I visit.