# Light along US 17 through Tappahannock, VA on Saturday, December 12, 2026

> 7 of 14 walls facing 1.1 km of Church Lane get the sun on Saturday, December 12, 2026: 7 henge. Listed in the order you pass them from the north end.

US 17 through town is Church Lane, running northwest to southeast. Its southwest side's fronts get the setting sun square on, one after another, in the last hour before sunset.

Computed on Oct 13, 2026 from OpenStreetMap outlines. Times are local (America/New_York). Open the plan in the app: https://hengedays.com/route?from=37.93777,-76.86752&to=37.92884,-76.86135&street=Church%20Lane&d=2026-12-12. Machine-readable: https://hengedays.com/henge/us-17-through-tappahannock-va.json.

## Stops, in the order you pass them

| Along | Side | Building | Wall | Time | Light | How square, window | Sun height |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|---|---|---:|
| 436 m | left | Unnamed building | WSW 244° | 16:38 | Henge | 5° off square, 16:08 to 16:46 | 1.2° |
| 565 m | left | Unnamed building | WSW 240° | 16:44 | Henge | square to the wall, 15:43 to 16:46 | 0.3° |
| 726 m | left | Essex County Health Department | WSW 245° | 16:38 | Henge | 6° off square, 16:08 to 16:46 | 1.2° |
| 1.0 km | left | Essex Public Library | WSW 246° | 16:39 | Henge | 7° off square, 16:09 to 16:46 | 1.2° |
| 1.1 km | left | Unique Gifts & Home Decor | WSW 241° | 16:38 | Henge | 2° off square, 16:08 to 16:46 | 1.2° |
| 1.1 km | left | Homeland Title Settlement Agency | WSW 243° | 16:38 | Henge | 4° off square, 16:08 to 16:46 | 1.2° |
| 1.1 km | left | Historic Beale Sanctuary | WSW 243° | 16:38 | Henge | 4° off square, 16:08 to 16:46 | 1.2° |

## About these times

Walls within 60 m of the road that face it. The time is when the sun is square to the wall, or at its best angle that day. Every date and time here is computed from the building outline in OpenStreetMap and the position of the sun, never checked on the ground. An outline a degree off moves the head-on minute by about four minutes. Hills, trees and other buildings can block a low sun. Treat each date as a plan to confirm before you travel. See https://hengedays.com/terms.md.