Sundial 1063
- Dial City: Richmond Hill
- Dial State/Province: Ontario
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 43° 51.738' N
- Dial Nr: 1063
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 79° 25.363' W
- Dial Owner: Richmond Hill David Dunlap Observatory (RHDDO)
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1935
- Location:
- Located in The David Dunlap Observatory Park property that has been designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. Short walk from the parking lot.
- Description:
- Weathered Bronze/Copper horizontal dial approx. 18 inches (47cm) square. Hour lines in a square chapter ring extends from 4:30am to 7:30pm in 10 minute intervals, including a noon-gap for the width of the gnomon. Hour marks are in Arabic numerals. At the center is a simple compass rose pointing to the four cardinal points. On the southern portion of the dial beneath the gnomon's foot is a table for Equation of Time correction including longitude correction to provide Civil Time.
Last Update:
2022-06-27 13:02