Sundial 397
- Dial City: Fredericton
- Dial State/Province: New Brunswick
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 45° 57.740' N
- Dial Nr: 397
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 66° 38.462' W
- Dial Owner: Province of New Brunswick
- Dial Designer: Dr. Richard Langley, Univ. of New Brunswick
- Dial Maker: Restored by Heritage Branch, Province of New Brunswick
- Dial Date: ca. 1826. Restored 1992
- Location:
- Fredericton Military Compound, NW corner of Queen and Carleton Streets. On east wall of Soldiers Barracks
- Description:
- A vertical declining dial 7 x 7 feet with parged cement face and 5 foot wrought iron gnomon. Plaque on wall reads "The sundial at the top of this wall is a faithful reconstruction of the original which Frederictonians used during the 1800s and early 1900s. The shadow cast by the gnomon (style) onto the dial accurately displays local apparent solar time." An equation of Time is included on the plaque to determine mean time. The date of the original construction of this sundial is not known, but the Soldiers Barracks were built in 1826. The dial was restored in 1992.
- Other References:
- Kennedy, J.E. "Time and its measurement in Fredericton", Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Journal, Vol. 66, pp 311-313, 1972
Last Update:
2025-08-27 17:31