USA Colorado Denver 24 10-03 Cranmer Park (formerly known as Mountain View Park). Bounded by E. 3rd Ave., Cherry St., E. 1st Ave. & Bellaire St. Dial on E side of the park on a flagstone plaza. Large Erickson equatorial monument dial. It consists of a disc of pink granite about 6 feet in diameter and 6 inches thick, tilted on edge to align with the earth's equator. The gnomon is an approximately 3 inches in diameter, made of a stainless steel rod piercing the disc at 90 degrees. It supports the disc from below, and protrudes about 2-3 feet above the disc; far enough that it casts a shadow on the face of the disc all summer. Winter shadows fall on the back side of the dial, also engraved with hour lines. The original sundial was erected in 1941. Dean Babcock was associated with the late Stephen A. Ionides of Erickson Monument Co. in designing and setting various sundials in Colorado, including this one. When George Cranmer undertook to place a dial of Chinese tradition in Cranmer park, Dean helped Ionides to translate the Chinese characters into Arabic. The stone cutter was probably John Earl Hershberger. The dial was replaced with the current one March 21, 1966 after the original was dynamited by vandals. The sandstone of the sundial base came from Lyons, Colorado. It is 5'5" thick and extends two feet below the pavement. In his inimitable style, Cranmer wrote in 1950 that "the sundial is only seventeen seconds of time East of the 105th Meridian on which Mountain Time is based, and since the whole setting is so accurate, one can set his watch by it." Erickson Monument, makers of the original sundial, created the award replica. http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/co/denver/cranmer/index.html ------------------------------------ USA Colorado Aurora 81 10-03 Bicentennial Park A large Erickson Monument equatorial polar dial 6 feet in diameter made of light granite with a 3 inch steel rod as gnomon. The dial was dedicated as part of the bicentennial celebrations in July 1976. Hour lines from 4am to 8pm. Time is graduated by half-hour, quarter hours and 5 minute marks. Designed to be read from the upper surface in Spring/Summer, from the under side in Fall/Winter. A plaque provides the Equation of Time to convert solar time to watch time. Dial has both the bicentennial emblem and the city seal of the city of Aurora. Inscribed: "With sun and stone we people of Aurora reaffirm our respect for the ideals on which America was founded two centuries ago. Together with other Americans we have a past to honor and a future to mold." http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/co/aurora/index.html ------------------------------------ USA Colorado Boulder 172 10-03 University of Colorado campus, in front of east entrance to Norlin Library A large polar equatorial dial by Erickson Monuments, known as the "Tippit Sundial" given by John Tippit in memory of his son. The dial is of dark red granite, 6 feet in diameter and 6.375 inches thick. The gnomon shaft is steel, extending from the ground through the dial plate and outward another two feet. 24 hours are inscribed on each side of the dial(summer and winter) as radiating lines with Arabic numbers at the end. Time is graduated by half-hour and 5 minute marks. Designed to be read from the upper surface in Spring/Summer, from the under side in Fall/Winter. The hours on the under side of the dial were originally engraved backwards. Two plaques provide the Equation of Time to convert solar time to watch time. The dial rests on a cement work 7 feet high. Inscribed, "Knowledge and time abide in the same place." http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/uco/pcd/ ------------------------------------ USA Virginia Richmond 173 10-03 Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad St. Built in 1981 after an article in Scientific American (Dec 1980 "The Amateur Scientist") described a computer program for building a gnomonic dial with analemma hour lines. The dial was painted on the museum's parking lot, using a ball atop a 25 ft aluminum flagpole as the nodus. Semi-annual analemmas were painted in different colors, allowing correction for the equation of time. The dial was refurbished June 1992. Instructions for use, along with Lat/Lon of dial ------------------------------------ USA Michigan Frankenmuth 194 10-03 Public Park This monument sundial is an Erickson equatorial polar dial 6 feet in diameter made of light granite with a 3 inch steel rod as gnomon. Time is graduated by hour, half-hour, quarter hours and 5 minute marks over 24 hours. Noon is at the bottom, matching the 105 degree meridian. Designed to be read from the upper surface in Spring/Summer, from the under side in Fall/Winter. Unlike other Erickson dials, the Equation of Time plaque is presented in a circular arc on the ground. Photographs courtesy David Wright, Director, Frankenmuth Parks & Recreation. On a separate plaque, "Presented to the Frankenmuth Memorial Park by Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Nickless and dedicated to the memory to the pioneers of this community. AD 1966" http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/fmi/index.html ------------------------------------ USA Florida St. Petersburg 224 10-03 War Veterans Memorial Park An equatorial dial built by Erickson Monument Co in 1974 for the War Veterans Memorial Park. Dial is 6 feet in diameter made from granite. The gnomon rod of about 3 inches diameter is stainless steel. Hour, half hours, quarter hours and five minute marks show the time. For symmetry, the face has hours marked for the entire 24 hours, though in Florida the excursion of time from 6am to 6pm is relatively small. The hour lines are rotated for the site longitude. http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/stpete ------------------------------------ Canada British Columbia Penticton 240 10-03 Skaha Lake, N shore This analemmatic dial, called the Skaha Solar Timepiece is on a lakefront beach, spanning an area of 65 x 35 feet. At the center is a large 15 foot raised wooden platform supporting a flat steel analemma with months/dates pierced through. Observer stands on current date to be the gnomon. The hour markers are short concrete posts. These posts, which form an ellipse around the platform, were originally wood when the dial was first designed by Gwen Boyle, a sculptor from Vancouver. After 14 years of weathering, the rotting wood was replaced by concrete during renovations in 1998. Inscribed "Skaha Solar Timepiece" http://www.mts.net/~sabanski/sundial/sotw_canada_cop.htm ------------------------------------ USA Nebraska Lincoln 415 10-03 Nebraska Wesleyan University Campus The Carroll Moore Memorial Dial is an equatorial disk dial built by Cold Spring Granite Co. The granite base weighs 6,270 lbs. and is about 6 ft. in diameter. The granite dial plate weighs 3,420 lbs. and is 5 ft. 8 in. in diameter. The stainless steel 5 inch gnomon rod weighs 200 lbs and is approximately 6 feet long from end to end through the equatorial disk. The dial face has hour marks for all 24 hour hours, placed for symmetrical effect rather than for practical time telling. The hours are rotated slightly to account for longitude so that 12:30 is the nearly vertical hour line. Web site has pictures of dial construction. Dedicated to Carroll Moore, Nebraska astronomer who traveled throughout the world observing solar eclipses. http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/ne/lincoln/ ------------------------------------ Canada Manitoba Pinawa 469 10-03 Dial is located in a small park in the centre of Pinawa near the shore of the Winnipeg River The Pinawa Heritage Sundial located in the center of town was constructed as a city wide effort to create pride and focus. The 17.5 foot high horizontal sundial has a gnomon constructed of steel and the 38.5 by 40.5 foot base is constructed of polished granite, rail, and granite stones. The sundial has two sets of time markers. An outer dial ring indicates local apparent time, while an inner dial ring indicates zonal solar time. Forming an integral part of the sundial, 12 icons were designed and constructed, illustrating the history of the region and its people. Inscribed "Time to Celebrate". www.escape.ca/~sabanski/sundial/sundial.htm ------------------------------------ Canada Alberta Medicine Hat 495 10-03 Originally in front of the Rotary Club, has been moved in front of the City Hall. The Medicine Hat equatorial sundial was commissioned by the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat to commemorate its 50th anniversary (1918-1968). This is an Erickson equatorial polar dial. The dial is 6 feet 9 inches in diameter, made of pink granite, and weighs 3450 pounds. The dial is supported by an inclined stainless steel gnomon rod 3 inches in diameter, with overall length just over 6 feet. As with many of these dials, there are two equations of time plaques. Inscribed "Rotary International 1918 - golden anniversary - 1968 http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/medhat/ http://www.ualberta.ca/~droles/astro/astrav/MedHat.html ------------------------------------ USA California Claremont 505 10-03 Northeast corner of Mountain Ave. and Harrison Ave. Larkin Memorial Sundial. A nicely constructed equatorial "bow-string" dial with modern, clean lines. The dial plate itself is a segment (orange peel) of a sphere. The wire gnomon has an analemma figure of revolution suspended above the equatorial segment to show cast shadows corrected to Pacific Standard Time. Small plaque, "Larking Memorial Sundial erected by friends of Dr. Ralph B. Larkin" with further text instructing that, "Diagram below shows which edge of shadow gives Pacific Standard Time for today’s date. For daylight savings time, add one hour." http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/ca/claremont/index.html ------------------------------------ USA New Jersey Toms River 507 10-03 Front yard of house at 605 Baron St. A horizontal dial about 22 feet in diameter. The dial base is stone and gravel outlined in shore juniper plants. Treated lumber, now gray through weathering, is used for the both the hour lines and the marking Roman numeral hours. Nicely fashioned with a hub of green junipers in the center of the dial surrounding a simple wood gnomon. Builder Richard Perez started off just wanting something a little different…and the sundial emerged in 1992 as the main theme of landscaping. ------------------------------------ USA Louisiana Lafayette 508 10-03 Courtyard of Lafayette Middle School An analemmatic dial about 15 x 20 feet of concrete raised slightly above the surrounding school yard. Edged in brick. The center line is brick inset with dates to each side. The hours are marked for both Central and Daylight time. Large cardinal points are at the edge of the dial. The dial is rugged yet fits with the modern design of the school. http://users.argonet.co.uk/education/sunclocks/pics/fs-015.htm ------------------------------------ Mexico Coahuila Torreón 509 10-03 In the main district of Torreón. An analemmatic dial with major axis of 18 feet built of many different types of stone from the Torreón Jardín area, including white and red marble, travertine, yellow and black flagstone, and limestone. Insets of gray stone hold the hour markers from 5am to 7pm. The finished dial has been set in desert plants, native to the region, including: Candelilla, Gobernadora, Lechuguilla, Sangre de drago, Huevo de toro, Biznaga, Pitaya, Corona de espinas, Nopal rastrero, and Cardenche. These are all protected desert species. The dial has a compass rose and six disk-shaped maps at the east and west sides to show the course of sunrise/sunset across the Mexican Republic on the solstices and equinox. The motto Captivum Motus, which means "Motion [of the Sun] captured" is placed above the wind rose. http://www.biol.rug.nl/maes/torreon/welcome-e.htm ------------------------------------ USA Colorado Englewood 510 10-03 Cherry Creek High School The Archie Lynn Chase Sundial is an equatorial polar dial. Unlike other monumental polar dials (designed by Erickson Monument Co), the dial face is more of a rounded square than a circular disk. Hours, half hours, quarter hours and five minute lines mark the time from 4am to 8pm. The hour lines are rotated for the site latitude. A steel gnomon rod about 3 inches in diameter casts the shadow. Has a plaque describing the Equation of Time. On the dial face, "To everything there is a season, and it is for every purpose under the sun" and on the dial back "Archie Lynn Chase Sundial I count only the sunny hours" http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/co/englewood/index.html ------------------------------------ USA Colorado Littleton 511 10-03 War Memorial Park Rose Garden The Littleton War sundial is an Erickson equatorial polar dial 6 feet in diameter made of light granite with a 3 inch steel rod as gnomon. Time is graduated by hour, half-hour, quarter hours and 5 minute marks over 24 hours. Noon is at the bottom, matching the 105 degree meridian. Designed to be read from the upper surface in Spring/Summer, from the under side in Fall/Winter. A plaque provides the Equation of Time to convert solar time to watch time. Dial is in a beautiful setting. http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/co/littleton/index.html ------------------------------------