Sundial 194
- Dial City: Frankenmuth
- Dial State/Province: Michigan
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 43° 19.935' N
- Dial Nr: 194
- Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 83° 43.863' W
- Dial Owner: City of Frankenmuth
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker: Erickson Monument Co
- Dial Date: 1966
- Location:
- Public Park
- Description:
- 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.
- Inscription:
- 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"
- Other References:
- Other Erickson Polar Equatorial Dials:
- 24, 81, 172, 194, 224, 415, 446, 447, 495, 5140, 511
Last Update:
2011-8-14 17:09