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Sun Angle
The Sun's furthest north declination occurs on June 21 at the Summer Solstice, where the Sun is about 23.5 degrees north of the equator.
The elevation angle of the Sun is 90 degrees minus your latitude plus the declination.
The southern tip of Long Island has latitude of 40.5 degrees, so the maximum elevation angle ever experienced in New York would be about 73 degrees.
The northernmost latitude in New York is 45 degrees, so the maximum solar elevation there would be about 68.5 degrees. This would be for Champlain or Barnhard Island.
