Sundial 34
- Dial City: Washington
- Dial State/Province: District of Columbia
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 38° 55.738' N
- Dial Nr: 34
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 77° 4.290' W
- Dial Owner: Washington Cathedral
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1906
- Location:
- Washington National Cathedral 3000 Wisconsin Ave.
- Description:
- A cathedral landmark. 6 foot rectangular crypt with a 2 foot circular horizontal dial in bronze. Adjoining the dial is a cross noon marker that casts its shadow onto the crypt with major Christian holidays marked through the year. Gnomon has a folded shape of 2 cm width but the hour lines form only one dial center although the space at noon gap is 1 cm.
- Dial References:
Landmark Sundial-Washington Post-1906.05.22.pdf
- Other References:
- Twelve Sundials of Washington DC, nr. 5.
- Mayall, p.245.
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