Sundial 1160
- Dial City: Virginia Beach
- Dial State/Province: Virginia
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 36° 50.790' N
- Dial Nr: 1160
- Dial Type: Sun Alignment
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 76° 04.791' W
- Dial Owner: Hines Laboratory
- Dial Designer: Steve Hines
- Dial Maker: Steve Hines
- Dial Date: Dec 2, 1984
- Location:
- At Hines Laboratory. Public viewing is available for the digital sundial in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Contact Steve Hines at steve@hineslab.com
- Description:
- This is one of the first digital sundials. It uses a cylindrical tube with time slots for hours and for tens of minutes. Each time slot at the appropriate angle (on the cylinder 30 deg/hour) illuminates up to 7 holes, each filled with a fiber optic connected to a 7-segment display. Not all holes need to carry fibers, depending on 7-segment numeral being displayed. For example 0 requires o o o x o o o six fibers While number 1 requires x x o x x o only two fibers. In spite of being digital, the dial tells local solar time with no correction for the Equation of Time. Photos include p. 38 and 39 of his notebook and pdfs provide detailed plans
- Inscription:
- None
- Dial Links:
- https://www.hineslab.com/digital-sundial/
- Dial References:
Sundial_Blueprint_1.pdf- Sundial_Blueprint_2.pdf
Last Update:
2026-10-05 01:21:17