Sundial 1139
- Dial City: Cedar Rapids
- Dial State/Province: Iowa
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 41° 57.957' N
- Dial Nr: 1139
- Dial Type: Vertical Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 91° 39.616' W
- Dial Owner: National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Dial Designer: Spel company - Prague
- Dial Maker: Spel company - Prague
- Dial Date: 2025
- Location:
- 1400 Inspiration Place, SW Czech Village Clock Tower Dial about half way up the clock tower on SE side facing 16th St SW On the NW side of the tower there is an astronomical clock.
- Description:
- A beautiful 6-ft (2m) circular vertical dial, declining to the south-east. At the circle's circumference are hour numbers from 5am to 1pm. Background is white and within the solstice boarders, painted azure blue, showing the time limits from 4:30am to1:30pm. The gnomon is a thin wire rod with a spherical nodus. The dial has white declination lines for the months, marked with the signs of the zodiac.
- Other References:
- Photos by Vítězslav Špidlen 2025-09-21
- Courtesy of the Czech sundial community and M. Brož, M. Nosek, J. and V. Trebichavští, D. Pecinová, L. Mucha et al. who maintain the Czech Katalog slunečních hodin (Catalog of Sundials)
Last Update:
2025-10-11 15:38