SitInShade is one free website that will calculate for you which are the shady seats of a bus or train, so you can avoid the sun while traveling!
There are several imaginative websites on the internet. One of them so is SitInShade which, as you can infer from its name, calculates which seats will have shade during your trip.
Of course it also works the other way around. If you like to be hit by the sun from the window of the car, bus, train then you will simply choose the opposite position from the one proposed.
For most people, however, shaded seats are best because when you travel during the day, they can see the sights of the trip without the sun glaring at them. Also sitting in the sun for long periods is uncomfortable for many, especially in summer.
And here comes SitInShade to solve your problem! You give him the route you will take, as well as the time and daymovementand it will calculate for you which is the darkest part and by what percentage.
At the same time it creates a map showing the position of the sun at different points along the route. This means that if you travel by public transport you can at version of tickets to choose the best possible seat to avoid the sun. And if you are going to go by private car, fight with your friends about who will sit where.
Although the SitInShade website is in English, it accepts Greek cities and while you type in Greek your starting point and destination, it suggests in Greek the cities you might want.
Give it the day and time of departure as well as your local time zone and press the Submit button. It will give you information about it taxiby you, such as total mileage, travel time, percentage of sunshine on the left side, percentage of sunshine on the left side, and percentage of cloud cover.
The website tells you preferred side to minimize your sun exposure. It also plots the journey on the map and uses color coding to depict the side exposed to the sun.
