Sundial 1116
- Dial City: Waynesville
- Dial State/Province: North Carolina
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 35° 28.592' N
- Dial Nr: 1116
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 82° 59.959' W
- Dial Owner: Folkmoot, USA
- Dial Designer: Roger Gilbertson
- Dial Maker: Local Metalwork Company
- Dial Date: Sep-Nov, 2024 dediate Apr 24,2025
- Location:
- The sundial is located in the front of the historic Hazelwood Elementary building that is now the Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Ave, Waynesville, NC 28786
- Description:
- This is a large horizontal sundial 5-feet (1.5m) in diameter with a twist. The dial is made of aluminum and set on a circular concrete dais several inches above ground level. Hour lines of thin aluminum rods extend from 9am to 3pm using Roman numerals. The gnomon is a braced aluminum rod that creates a sleek, modern looking sundial. But the twist is the dial face can be slightly rotated to accommodate the equation of time (EoT). Above the solar noon pointer is a small scale for the rotation offset. The rotation of a traditional sundial to adjust for EoT DOES NOT WORK. However, the sundial designed by Roger Gilbertson with restricted hours between 9am-3pm, the slight rotation of the dial works reasonably well. His observations of time error are shown in photo #6 and adjustment setting in photo #7 below. The accuracy of the Folkmoot dial where the greatest error is at the 9am and 10am hours is held to within 2 minutes.
- Inscription:
- "E","S", and "W" cardinal points "True North" "Solar Noon"
- Dial References:
Folkmoot Sundial-Mountaineer-4 Dec 2024-Waynesville NC.pdf
Last Update:
2024-11-21 11:52