Sundial 991
- Dial City: Nanaimo
- Dial State/Province: British Columbia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 49° 10.284' N
- Dial Nr: 991
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 123° 56.223' W
- Dial Owner: City of Nanaimo
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: Dedicated May 1, 1986
- Location:
- In Nanaimo on the Harbourfront Walkway on the east side of Maffeo Sutton Park (adjacent to Georgia Park).
- Description:
- This is a beautiful but standard mass-produced dial, with chapter rings for Roman numerals, hour lines, half and quarter hour lines. In the center is the sun surrounded by a compass rose, The dial is brass and sits on a tapered square pillar of cut stone. The gnomon is a solid, unadorned shape. Pictorial evidence from the Internet suggests that the dial has been vandalized and repaired more than once.
- Inscription:
- On dial face: "I count only the sunny hours" A plaque on the pedestal reads: "Nanaimo The Harbour City This cairn was unveiled by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princes of Wales To Commemorate the official Dedication of the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada As The Harbour City In Honour of our history and in Salute to our Future May 1, 1986 His Worship Graem Roberts, Mayor"
- Other References:
- This dial is similar to the Lake Cowichan sundial (#989)
Last Update:
2019-09-13 17:26:30