Sundial 805
- Dial City: Lake Forest
- Dial State/Province: Illinois
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 42° 15.517' N
- Dial Nr: 805
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 87° 50.433' W
- Dial Owner: Lake Forest City
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: recent
- Location:
- In the heart of downtown Lake Forest are two clock towers overlooking Market Square, equal in size and similar in shape. They face each other across the square with a small park between. One features a standard clock and the other a sundial. Both are in view of the Metra train sta
- Description:
- A vertical south-facing dial, simple in design and visible to the shoppers in the U-shaped town square below. The dial face is plane white with Roman hour numbers fastened to a rod bent in an ellipse. No other delineation (such as solstice and equinox lines) is on the dial face. The gnomon is a simple rod held by an "S" shaped support. The town's Market Square was constructed in 1916, but the dial design is very recent.
Last Update:
2015-11-02 04:24