Sundial 968
- Dial City: Sterling
- Dial State/Province: Colorado
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 40° 38.155' N
- Dial Nr: 968
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 103° 11.940' W
- Dial Owner: Northeastern Junior College
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker: Dirk Ross Tokyo NJC Class '79
- Dial Date: 1979
- Location:
- Northeastern Junior College (NJC), 100 College Ave, Sterling, CO 80751. Dial is located in plaza south of Phillips-Whyman Hall and east of E.S. French Hall
- Description:
- This horizontal dial is 18 inches in diameter made of painted iron, and unfortunately parts of the dial face have rusted. The dial is marked hourly from 6am to 6pm to 6pm using Roman numerals at the dial circumference. Hour lines are made using a series of dots. The swept-wing design of gnomon has an angle of 42.5 deg, about 2 degrees higher than the latitude. The sundial sits on a sandstone boulder from Pawnee Pass, that was chosen by classmates for this memorial to honor Ken Malone who drown at North Sterling Reservoir. In 2025 the dial was refurbished by the family of Ken Malone. The dial face and gnomon are no longer rusted. Now at the dial's circumference you can see the Roman hour numbers and dotted (punched) hour lines.radiating from the gnomon 6am to 6pm local solar time.
- Inscription:
- Plaque at rock base: In Memory of Ken Malone 1957 - 1979
Last Update:
2025-08-31 19:40