Sundial 514
- Dial City: Brighton
- Dial State/Province: Colorado
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 39° 55.501' N
- Dial Nr: 514
- Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 104° 54.611' W
- Dial Owner: Adams County Cultural Council, Adams County Historical Society
- Dial Designer: and Science and Cultural Facilities District
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 21 Nov 2000
- Location:
- Adams County Museum, 9601 Henderson Road, Brighton, Colorado
- Description:
- This equatorial dial is one of the more distinctive Erickson Monument dials. It is octagonal about 4 feet across, made of white granite. It has a supporting stainless steel rod as gnomon. Hours from 4am to 8pm with 15 minute divisions. The hours are not rotated for longitude, placing the 12pm hour directly at nadir. Below the sundial is a plaque containing a graph of the equation of time.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed "Tempus Fugit - Time Flies"
- Other References:
- Other Erickson Polar Equatorial Dials:
- 24, 81, 172, 194, 224, 415, 446, 447, 495, 511, 514
Last Update:
2019-02-09 20:30