Carbondale  

Sundial: 1101
State/Province:  Colorado Country:  USA
Dial Type:  Equatorial Dial Condition:  Good
  Latitude and Longitude: 39° 24.042' N  107° 12.916' W
Location:
  • Carbondale Centennial Sundial Park, a neighborhood park on the north corner of Main St. and S. 8th Street
 
Description:
  • This equatorial is of hammered wrought iron about 2m (6 ft) in diameter with fluted ends on both the equatorial and meridian arcs. Time is shown from 4am to 8pm with small brass hour marks engraved with Roman numerals. Time is offset for the longitude correction. Brass cardinal directions are set into the iron based
 
General Information:Inscription:
  • Owner: City of Carbondale
  • A small plaque at the base of the dial. One side has a graph of the equation of time, the other side:
    "Carbondale Centennial Sundial
    Mountain Standard Time
    W. Perry 1989
  • Designer: W. Perry
  • Builder: W. Perry
  • Construction Date: Colorado Centennial 1989
 

Last Revised: 2024-01-13 16:24