The UMass Sunwheel's standing stones line up with the locations on the horizon of the rising and setting Sun at the times of the solstices and equinoxes. 

The Sunwheel is located south of McGuirk Alumni Stadium, just off Rocky Hill Road. The Sunwheel can easily be reached from the center of Amherst, following Amity St. to the west, on the right hand side of the road about 1/4 mile after crossing University Drive.