Eight unexplained natural phenomena in New York that will definitely surprise you
'06.05.2021'
Vita Popova
Residents of the Big Apple often have to deal with unusual things that lead them to confusion. Edition Only In Your State spoke about eight inexplicable natural phenomena that can puzzle everyone.
- Manhattanhenge
Twice a year, more people than usual can be seen on the streets of New York. This is because they hope to capture the perfect shot of New York's Manhattanhenge.
This phenomenon occurs when the sun lines up in a perfect line in Manhattan and the sun appears to be kissing the street. Locals and tourists alike rush to enjoy the extraordinary sunset. The last time this phenomenon could be observed on January 22, 2019 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 41st Street in New York.
- Mystery of Lake George
In the town of Lake George in Warren County, New York, there is a lake of the same name. Just around the corner from Lake George's Visitor Center at the corner of Canada Street and Beach Road, you'll find a circular area lined with a compass.
If you stand right in the middle of this platform and say something, you can hear an echo! This works best when only one person stands in the designated area. Visitors tend to believe that this phenomenon is associated with a small rock wall on the edge of the platform or with a lake and mountains framing it.
- The seneca guns
You may have heard about how unusual loud sounds of unknown origin scared people living near Cayuga Lake. Although similar phenomena were observed not only here in the state of New York, but also in the north of Canada, and in South Carolina.
Scientists speculate that this phenomenon is associated with small earthquakes, while others associate disturbing sounds with temperature inversions.
- New York Gravity Hills
While there are a couple of famous gravity hills in New York City, this hill, located on Newell Road in Middlesex, is the most popular with visitors.
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“As soon as you get to the end of the road and put the car in neutral, you will find yourself heading back… uphill! - the author writes. "Contrary to all the laws of gravity, this hill puzzles many visitors."
- Whispering Arch at Central Station
On the way to the lower hall of Grand Central Station, just behind the oyster bar and Oyster Bar & Restaurant, lurked one of the mysteries of New York - the whispering arch.
There are always a lot of people here, frozen in strange positions. The fact is that if you stand facing the corner of the arch and ask a friend or a bystander to do the same on the opposite side of the arch, then even speaking in a whisper, you will hear each other clearly.
- UFO capital on the East Coast
Reports from the 1960s indicate that something truly unusual was happening in the Pine Bush area of New York. Inhabitants of this area claim to have seen strange lights in the sky. People suspect that these were real unidentified flying objects! They even opened a themed diner called Cup & Saucer (from English - "cup and saucer").
- Balanced Rock North Salem
Many New Yorkers still have a lot of questions about how this 60-ton boulder can balance on the tops of five much smaller boulders. Geologists say that once it was a glacier, others believe that it was placed here by sailors of the Bronze Age. Some people say that the rock is the so-called dolmen, a Celtic ritual stone. How many people - so many opinions.
- Alligators in the sewers of New York
The stories and legends of New York alligators are very popular in this state. Rumors of alligators living in the sewers of New York led to various theories about how these creatures ended up in such a cold climate for them.
In the early 1920s, a story appeared about exotic pets, which residents simply threw into the sewers.
And in 1935, the New York Times even published an article stating that an alligator was found in a sewer hatch on East 123rd Street in New York. It was assumed that when he was little, he was lowered into the toilet or thrown under the sewer grates.
New York-based sculptor Tom Otterness even created unusual bronze alligator sculptures installed in the subway on the 14th Street / 8th Avenue platform. Perhaps these works indicate that the rumors about alligators in the Big Apple subway are not exaggerated at all?
