Sundial 1038
- Dial City: Louisville
- Dial State/Province: Kentucky
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 38° 14.734' N
- Dial Nr: 1038
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 85° 42.831' W
- Dial Owner: Boomer Family Plot
- Dial Designer: unknown
- Dial Maker: unknown
- Dial Date: circa 1972
- Location:
- Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Avenue Louisville, Kentucky 40204 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM, 7 days a week Maps are available online and at the entrances to the cemetery The plot site is in Section 26, Lot 115
- Description:
- This 11-inch (28cm) octagonal bronze horizontal dial uses arrowheads as a subtle design element. The 14 hour lines are represented as long arrows aimed at the base of the gnomon and are delineated to quarter hours. . The hours are marked in Roman numerals, but only from 6AM to 6PM. There are three curved lines of unequal length that partially encircle the dial indicating the amount of daylight in the and each one ends with a pointed tip. The marker for Noon resembles the Roman symbol for Mars, with its arrowhead pointing straight up. A winged hourglass graces the southern portion of the dial face.
- Inscription:
- On dial face: WE LIVE IN DEEDS NOT YEARS Longest Day June 21 12 Hour Day Sept 21 Shortest Day Dec 21
- Dial Links:
- https://www.cavehillcemetery.com
- Other References:
- The dial adorns the family plot of George O. Boomer (1887-1972) a local industrialist. The cemetery’s files do not have information regarding who designed or built the sundial.
Last Update:
2021-12-09 16:26