Sundial 167
- Dial City: Mt. Vernon
- Dial State/Province: Virginia
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 38° 42.500' N
- Dial Nr: 167
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 77° 5.200' W
- Dial Owner: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1765-1785
- Location:
- Center of courtyard, west front of house.
- Description:
- A bronze octagonal horizontal dial about 12 inches on a side. Original dial is badly worn and virtually illegible; this original is now stored inside the museum. A 6 inch replica of the dial is located on a pedestal in the center of a circular lawn. This replica has an 8-pointed compass rose in the center and Roman numerals from 5 AM to 7 PM. The hour intervals are graduated into two-minute increments, with Arabic numerals 20-40-60 at appropriate places between the hour lines. Pictures of both the replica and the original dial are in the Image Archive.
- Other References:
- Digital image of original dial is courtesy of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
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