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How many hours of day light occur in New England on the summer solstice?
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Like many other things, that will depend on your precise location; the number of daylight hours in Presque Isle, Maine will be longer than the number of daylight hours in Newport, Rhode Island.
Here is the sunrise/sunset data for Presque Isle, ME on June 21, 2010:
Sunrise 4:38 a.m.
Sunset 8:29 p.m.
Twilight at this latitude adds about a half-hour at either end of the day.
So, it looks like about 15.8 hours. It would be somewhat less south of Presque Isle, and a little longer anywhere north of there.
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