Sundial 614
- Dial City: New York
- Dial State/Province: New York
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 40° 46.374' N
- Dial Nr: 614
- Dial Type: Sun Alignment
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 73° 58.042' W
- Dial Owner: City of New York
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1930
- Location:
- Central Park, north-west of 5th Ave. and Terrace Dr. Entrance at 5th Avenue & 72nd Street.
- Description:
- A granite park bench about 30 feet diameter whose bench shelf was designed to cast a shadow indicating time on the equinoxes. Individual curved lines corresponding to the bench shadows mark 10AM, Noon and 2PM. Known as the Waldo Hutchins Bench, the bench includes a second hemicyclium dial above its backrest; refer to Dial 250. Dial alignment may not be accurate.
- Inscription:
- ALTERI VIVAS OPORTET SI VIS TIBI VIVERE
- Other References:
- New York Times, Apr. 15, 1997 p. C13. "The Sundials of New York City"
- See also Dial 250
Last Update:
2021-07-05 15:26