Sundial 999
- Dial City: Anchorage
- Dial State/Province: Alaska
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 61° 8.014' N
- Dial Nr: 999
- Dial Type: Sculpture or Artwork
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 149° 49.859' W
- Dial Owner: Anchorage School District
- Dial Designer: Bill FitzGibbons
- Dial Maker: Bill FitzGibbons
- Dial Date: 1987
- Location:
- At Spring Hill Elementary School, Abbott Loop, off Lake Otis Parkway, Anchorage, Alaska. (Time zone 8hr west)
- Description:
- A sun sculpture called "Solar Path". The large 24 x 35 x 12 feet sculpture made by renowned artist Bill FitzGibbons consists of a blue vertical pole and two low sloping wedges. The vertical column makes a linear shadow that is supposed to show approximate solar time as it passes over evenly spaced inlaid hourly numbers from 8am to 8pm. This is not a functional sundial! The short wedge points to where the sunrises on the summer solstice and the longer wedge form points to where the sunrises on the winter solstice.
Last Update:
2019-11-24 20:37:56