Sundial 1143
- Dial City: Anchorage
- Dial State/Province: Alaska
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 61° 12.258' N
- Dial Nr: 1143
- Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 149° 43.672' W
- Dial Owner: Dick Mobley
- Dial Designer: Ronald Rinehart
- Dial Maker: Ronald Rinehart
- Dial Date: June 2011
- Location:
- 1830 Greendale Dr Anchorage, Alaska 99504 Dial is located in front yard at the south-east corner of flower bed
- Description:
- A 10 inch (25cm) wide, cylindrical-segment equatorial dial approximately 8 inches (20cm) high, fabricated from a section of large PVC pipe. The dial face is aluminum sheet bonded to the PVC pipe and marked by photochemical engraving with hour lines showing analemmas to correct for EOT; hour lines are corrected for longitude and show both standard and daylight saving Arabic hour numerals. Winter and summer solstices and equinoxes are marked. Time and date are read by the tip of the gnomon needle in the center of the dial. The sundial has enjoyed 15 years of year round service.in Alaska.
- Inscription:
- Instructions are included on the dial face and plaque.
Last Update:
2025-11-02 16:22