Sundial 420
- Dial City: San Francisco
- Dial State/Province: California
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 37° 46.133' N
- Dial Nr: 420
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 122° 28.030' W
- Dial Owner: City of San Francisco
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- Location:
- Shakespeare Garden, Golden Gate Park
- Description:
- A small 10-inch cast iron dial from England honors Shakespeare in a garden of the same name. The dial is on a small pedestal in the middle of the courtyard walkway and surrounded by trees. Lovely, but many shadows pass over the dial during the day. The dial plate was made for latitude 54 degrees. The gnomon appears to have been cut down to accommodate the 38 degrees for San Francisco. This "hack" method of correcting a sundial does not give correct time.
- Inscription:
- Gift in the name of Robert Haskel Collier
Last Update:
2019-02-10 11:21