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Alexandria
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Sundial: 254
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State/Province: Virginia |
Country: USA |
Dial Type: Horizontal Dial |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
38° 48.367' N 77° 2.870' W |
Location: |
- Christ Church
Cemetery on south side
118 N. Washington St.
Alexandria
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Description: |
- A bronze horizontal dial on a hexagonal pedestal. Gnomon angle measures 31.9°, wrong for local latitude. Gnomon is aligned southwest rather than true north. Dial sits in a former fountain installed in 1896.
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General Information: |
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References: |
- NASS Other Sundials of the Greater Washington Area
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Last Revised: 6/27/2012 16:03