Sundial 174
- Dial City: Annapolis
- Dial State/Province: Maryland
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 38° 58.988' N
- Dial Nr: 174
- Dial Type: Obelisk or Vertical Gnomon
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 76° 29.083' W
- Dial Owner: US Naval Academy
- Dial Designer: Robert S. Owendoff
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: Jun-68
- Location:
- US Naval Academy Campus, near Michelson & Chauvenet Halls
- Description:
- 4'x4' Bronze & Brass 4' Dial plate is elaborately engraved bronze with hour and date lines. Self-orienting dial. Locate line for the date; rotate dial until shadow tip touches that line. Read time from intersection of the shadow's tip and the time line radiating from dial center. Gnomon is a model of a naval missile, resting on an anchor. A ship's binnacle supports rotating sundial plate. As of July, 2012 the missile gnomon is missing. In June 2021 the gnomon has been replaced but the orientation may be wrong.
- Inscription:
- Detailed user instructions.
- Other References:
- Smithsonian Magazine, Aug 1994, p.13
Last Update:
2021-07-06 12:28