Sundial 48
- Dial City: Stow
- Dial State/Province: Massachusetts
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 42° 26.216' N
- Dial Nr: 48
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 71° 30.510' W
- Dial Owner: Nashoba Regional School District
- Dial Designer: unknown
- Dial Maker: unknown
- Dial Date: Relocated to new school building 2010
- Location:
- On the south wall of Stow's Elementary Central School, 403 Great Road, Stow MA 01775. Dial is visible as you drive into the school parking lot.
- Description:
- The dial was originally high on the south gable of a stone building called the Apple Barn that was located on the grounds of Stow's Center School. Extensive renovations and new buildings were done in 2010 and the Apple Barn itself had to be demolished. The dial was moved to the south-facing wall of the new school's southernmost wing. The dial has hour lines from 6am to 6pm with Roman numerals at each hour. The gnomon radiates from a plain diamond in the center of the dial and the dial face is constructed of white painted clabbered wood.
- Inscription:
- Originally above the dial was the inscription "Count only sunny hours" That motto no longer exists. Below the original and now on the current dial is the motto "Disce ut semper victurus. Vive ut cras morturus" [Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.]
- Other References:
- Mayall, p.130
Last Update:
2021-04-05 22:54