Sundial 240
- Dial City: Penticton
- Dial State/Province: British Columbia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 49° 27.183' N
- Dial Nr: 240
- Dial Type: Analemmatic Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 119° 34.967' W
- Dial Owner:
- Dial Designer: Gwen Boyle of Vancouver
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1984, rennovated 1998, 2017
- Location:
- On the beach at Skaha Lake Park, Penticton. There is a parking nearby, at the south end of Cypress St at Elm Ave.
- Description:
- This analemmatic dial, the "Skaha Solar Timepiece", dates from 1984 and spans an area of 65' x 35'. At the center is a platform marked out with a steel analemma, acting as the date scale. The steel is embossed with a date scale and zodiac. The hour and cardinal direction markers are concrete posts, installed in 1998 to replace the rotted originals. The size and positioning of the analemma is somewhat mismatched to the placement of concrete markers, but overall it is a well-made piece in a pleasant setting. A nearby explanatory plaque claims, incorrectly, that this is the third-ever analemmatic sundial in the world.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed "Skaha Solar Timepiece"
Last Update:
2022-05-16 15:55