Sundial 762
- Dial City: Carbonear
- Dial State/Province: Newfoundland
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 47° 44.257' N
- Dial Nr: 762
- Dial Type: Armillary Sphere
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 53° 13.785' W
- Dial Owner: Town of Carbonear
- Dial Designer: Andrew Wells
- Dial Maker: Memorial University and M&M Offshore
- Dial Date: 12 July 2012
- Location:
- Just north of old train station (There are no longer any trains or train tracks in Carbonear) Carbonear
- Description:
- A four foot diameter armillary dial built of 1.5 x 0.5 inch flat steel bar and 3/4 inch steel rod. A 1/2 inch steel rod gnomon casts the shadow on an aluminum equatorial ring, which includes hour and 5 minute marks. Dial includes horizon, equator, ecliptic, tropic, Arctic and Antarctic Circle rings. A nearby granite boulder holds a plaque for EOT correction, location and inscription. The dial is a gift to the town from Dr. L. A. Wells and was installed on his 87th birthday.
- Inscription:
- "Nae man can tether time or tide," Robert Burns
- Dial References:
762_Carbonear_Compass_Newspaper.pdf
Last Update:
7/20/2012 17:50