Sundial 81
- Dial City: Aurora
- Dial State/Province: Colorado
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 39° 42.733' N
- Dial Nr: 81
- Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 104° 49.833' W
- Dial Owner: City of Aurora
- Dial Designer: Stephen A. Ionides
- Dial Maker: Erickson Monument
- Dial Date: July, 1976
- Location:
- Bicentennial Park
- Description:
- A large Erickson Monument equatorial polar dial 6 feet in diameter made of light granite with a 3 inch steel rod as gnomon. The dial was dedicated as part of the bicentennial celebrations in July 1976. Hour lines from 4am to 8pm. Time is graduated by half-hour, quarter hours and 5 minute marks. Designed to be read from the upper surface in Spring/Summer, from the under side in Fall/Winter. A plaque provides the Equation of Time to convert solar time to watch time. Dial has both the bicentennial emblem and the city seal of the city of Aurora.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed: "With sun and stone we people of Aurora reaffirm our respect for the ideals on which America was founded two centuries ago. Together with other Americans we have a past to honor and a future to mold."
- Other References:
- Other Erickson Polar Equatorial Dials:
- 24, 81, 172, 194, 224, 415, 446, 447, 495, 5140, 511
Last Update:
2013-06-29 11:36