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Oracle
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Sundial 6
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| State/Province: Arizona |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Horizontal |
Condition: Excellent |
| Latitude: 32°30' N |
Longitude: 110°40' W |
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- Oracle Public Library, American Avenue, Oracle AZ 85623
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| Description: |
- A brightly colored horizontal dial 4 feet in diameter. Dial is white ceramic with tile edging. Hour lines are bright arrows, adjusted for local longitude. At the north point is a graph of the Equation of Time and at the south point is the bright face of a sun. Ringing the dial is an inscription. Base is a concrete "flower" approximately 2 feet high. Near by is an approximately 15 foot long Noon Mark or Meridian Line with the months of the year marked on it. The shadow is cast by a small electric power pole.
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| General Information: | Inscription: |
| - Inscribed, "El Sol Caliente Al Umbra y Da Vida" and "Oracle Arizona Lat. 32 30 N Long 110 40 W"
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Sundial-006