Sundial 250
- Dial City: New York
- Dial State/Province: New York
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 40° 46.400' N
- Dial Nr: 250
- Dial Type: Globe or Scaphe Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 73° 58.000' W
- Dial Owner: City of New York
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1930
- Location:
- Central Park, north-west of 5th Ave. and Terrace Dr. Entrance at 5th Avenue & 72nd Street.
- Description:
- Granite model of old roman hemicyclium dial with beautiful horizontal bronze gnomon with figure of woman. Hour and date lines may be incorrect. Slightly vandalized and chipped. This dial is a detail of a larger park bench that itself was designed to show time on the equinoxes; refer to Dial 614. The park bench alignment is nominally north but this dial may be misaligned as the Roman hour numbers inscribed on the face run clockwise, incorrect for a south-facing dial. Dial sits atop a large stone park bench.
- Other References:
- New York Times, Apr. 15, 1997 p. C13. "The Sundials of New York City"
- See also Dial 614
Last Update:
2019-07-31 21:20