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Louisville
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Sundial: 1135
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| State/Province: Kentucky |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Vertical Dial |
Condition: Fair |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
38° 14.707' N 85° 42.908' W |
| Location: |
- Cave Hill Cemetery
701 Baxter Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40204
Plot at Section 13, Lot 51
Open 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM, 7 days a week
Maps are available online and at the entrances to the cemetery: https://www.cavehillcemetery.com
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| Description: |
- This south-facing reclining dial has a weathered brass plate 13-inches (33cm) in diameter sitting on a cut face of a sculptured sphere approximately 21-inches (53cm) in diameter. The dial consists a series of rings: (1) at center is an eight-pointed compass rose and a decorative outer border of small tulip-like figures.(2) next is the abbreviations for the 12 months of the year with tick marks each day and marked every 10 days. Outward is the notation "Clock Faster than the Sun" and "Clock Slower than the Sun" for the four changes across the months. Outward still is a ring showing the equation of time in increments of 5 minutes. (3) the outer ring is a chapter ring of time, delineated to the minute with a standard tick mark style with short quarter hour lines, longer half hour, and longer still for hour lines. Roman numerals show the hours from 6am to 6pm.
The dial and cut sphere sit on on a circular stone disk that is two inches tall and about 21-inches (53cm) in diameter. All sit on a a highly-decorated stone column 43 inches (109cm) tall and 23 inches (58cm) in diameter. The column flares to 28 inches (71cm) in diameter for the bottom two inches. The entire structure sits on a concrete plinth that is 40x40 inches (102x102cm) and at least six inches (15cm) thick.
The reclining sundial has its gnomon pointed nearly 38 degrees north, appropriate for its latitude. The dial face reclines at 62 degrees from the vertical leaving the gnomon at a relative angle of 23 degrees to the dial face. The hour lines appear delineated near 23 degrees, indicating that the sundial maker, D. B Sheahan, intended the reclining dial for Louisville, KY. The corresponding inscription of longitude at 85 degrees confirms his intention to make this memorial sundial to rest in Louisville, KY
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General Information: | Inscription: | | - “D.B. SHEAHAN DAYTON N.J. 1920” is inscribed near the bottom of the dial on the right side. On the left side of the dial is LONG° 85° 45'
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Last Revised: 2025-09-08 16:36
