Sundial 485
- Dial City: West Des Moines
- Dial State/Province: Iowa
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 41° 35.046' N
- Dial Nr: 485
- Dial Type: Armillary Sphere
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 93° 43.751' W
- Dial Owner: McLarens Resthaven Chapel & Mortuary
- Dial Designer: Given by C.M. Van Dyck and G.J. Gill
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date:
- Location:
- Resthaven Cemetery
- Description:
- This is a 24-inch armillary sphere on top of a portion of a brass globe showing continents and latitude lines o The dial points generally south, aligned for beauty, not function. The base is aligned to a general northern direction. The time equatorial band, meridian circle and improper horizontal band are painted black. Elegant polished brass Arabic hour numbers half-hour brass time beads indicate the time on the equatorial band. Sits on a concrete column several feet high.
- Inscription:
- "Sundial dedicated to the loving memory of Margaret Gill Van Dyck and to the beauty of this resting place.
Last Update:
2019-07-19 21:22