  The distribution of young open clusters in the Galactic plane within 3 kpc
from the Sun suggests the existence of the outer ring R1R2' in the Galaxy. The
optimum value of the solar position angle with respect to the major axis of the
bar, theta_b, providing the best agreement between the distribution of open
clusters and model particles is theta_b=35 +/- 10 degrees. The kinematical
features obtained for young open clusters and OB-associations with negative
Galactocentric radial velocity VR indicate the solar location near the
descending segment of the outer ring R2.
