Sundial 904
- Dial City: Fairport
- Dial State/Province: New York
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 43° 5.997' N
- Dial Nr: 904
- Dial Type: Analemmatic Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 77° 26.210' W
- Dial Owner: Fairport Industrial Development Agency and Fairport Public Art Committee
- Dial Designer: Vanessa Sheldon
- Dial Maker: Vanessa Sheldon
- Dial Date: 2017
- Location:
- Along the Erie Canal Walking Path at the entrance to Thomas Creek Nature Area, just east of the Parker Street Bridge.
- Description:
- This analemmatic sundial was created in 2017, 200 years after construction on the Erie Canal began. Artist Vanessa Sheldon "created the sundial [hour marks] using salvaged canal stones [from Erie Canal Lock 58]." According to WHAM News the sundial was unveiled by the Fairport Industrial Development Agency and Fairport Public Art Committee. Funding for the project was partially paid for by a $50,000 matching grant through the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council.
- Inscription:
- Plaque of Instructions to use the Analemmatic Sundial And: The limestone blocks were donated by Wayne & Janice Smith of Palmyra "From the 2nd generation enlarged Erie Canal Lock 58, built in 1849. Lock 58 was one of 3 closely spaced locks in the Newark Flight that lifted westbound boats 24 feet in a horizontal distance of less than 1/4 mile" Canal Society of NY State
Last Update:
2026-05-03 15:46:08