Sundial 495
- Dial City: Medicine Hat
- Dial State/Province: Alberta
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 50° 2.469' N
- Dial Nr: 495
- Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 110° 40.712' W
- Dial Owner: Rotary International
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker: Erickson Monument Co.
- Dial Date: 3 June 1969.
- Location:
- Originally in front of the Rotary Club, has been moved in front of the City Hall
- Description:
- The Medicine Hat equatorial sundial was commissioned by the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat to commemorate its 50th anniversary (1918-1968). This is an Erickson equatorial polar dial. The dial is 6 feet 9 inches in diameter, made of pink granite, and weighs 3450 pounds. The dial is supported by an inclined stainless steel gnomon rod 3 inches in diameter, with overall length just over 6 feet. As with many of these dials, there are two equation of time plaques.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed "Rotary International 1918 - golden anniversary - 1968 http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/sundials/medhat/
- Other References:
- Other Erickson Polar Equatorial Dials:
- 24, 81, 172, 194, 224, 415, 446, 447, 495, 5140, 511
Last Update:
8/14/2011 17:10