Sundial 623
- Dial City: Sahuarita
- Dial State/Province: Arizona
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 31° 57.400' N
- Dial Nr: 623
- Dial Type: Obelisk or Vertical Gnomon
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 110° 58.400' W
- Dial Owner: City of Sahuarita, Arizona
- Dial Designer: John Carmichael and Jake Honeycutt
- Dial Maker: Dirty Paws Productions and Burns Wald-Hopkins Architects
- Dial Date: March 1, 2008
- Location:
- Sahuarita municipal plaza 253 E. Sahuarita Road Sahuarita, AZ
- Description:
- An unusual dial by John Carmichael using a gnomon tip to cast the shadow to indicate time. The dial face is poured concrete with inlaid metal longitude-corrected hour lines, and is nearly horizontal, inclining just 1.27 degrees for water drainage. It declines 89.28 degrees east of south. Bronze plaque has User Instructions and an Equation of Time Graph. Dial functions best during the middle part of the day. The style shadow lies outside of the dial face boundaries in the early mornings and late afternoons. The massive elaborate base that supports the gnomon rod is made from stacked flagstone. A waterfall cascades from the back south side of the base and flows a long distance to the south through a canal that has several water fountains and pools along the way. Around the base is a planter with bedding plants. The base and gnomon are lighted at night.
- Inscription:
- The base has large iron letters saying ?Town of Sahuarita? on both sides. Hours are marked with large iron numerals
- Dial Links:
- http://www.ci.sahuarita.az.us/
Last Update:
2019-07-31 21:37