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Frankfort |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
90 |
| The Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial features a 7090 square foot plaza with a monumental 86x68 foot horizontal dial of granite slabs with a 14.6 foot high gnomon of welded stainless steel plates.
The dial design places the shadow of the tip of the gnomon on each veteran's names on the anniversary of his or her death. MIA names are engraved in... |
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La Grange |
Kentucky |
USA |
Equatorial Dial |
955 |
| This equatorial dial is improvised using a 13 inch diameter aluminum plate embossed with fleur de lis around the perimeter. Hour lines run from 6am to 6pm with Arabic markers only at 12 and the 6's. |
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Lexington |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
606 |
| A 14 foot diameter horizontal dial of granite, marble and limestone with shrubbery delineation in the center of a cul de sac street. The hour lines are shaped to include analemmas to correct for EOT and are adjusted for longitude and DST. The shadow of the tip of the gnomon traces declination lines for solstices and equinoxes. |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
1025 |
| The classic brass horizontal sundial is 10-1/2 inches in diameter with a large chapter ring of Roman hours marked from VI to VI. Noon is marked by "O". However, the hour and minute lines that extend inward and run in quarter hours from 4am to 8pm. At the south end of the dial is the traditional hour glass with wings. The gnomon is also classic wi... |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
1026 |
| This horizontal bronze dial is 9 1/2 inches in diameter with Roman hour marks from V to VII, delineated in quarter hours. Noon is marked by a thin trapezoid. Outside the dial is a surround of another ring with semi-circular words around the dial: "We live by deeds, not years". A classic hour glass with wings decorates the dial face. The gnomon is... |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Armillary Sphere |
1027 |
| This bronze armillary has equatorial and meridian bands 18 inches in diameter. The equatorial band is 2 inches wide with Arabic Hour marks on the inside of the band and zodiac symbols on the outside. The gnomon rod is a traditional arrow 31 inches long. The sphere’s metal base is 7.5 inches in diameter and is decorated with the signs of the zod... |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
1029 |
| The classic brass horizontal sundial is 11 inches in diameter with a large chapter ring of Roman hours marked from VI to VI. Noon is marked by "O". However, the hour and minute lines that extend inward and run in quarter hours from 4am to 8pm. At the south end of the dial is the traditional hour glass with wings. The gnomon is also classic with a... |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
1032 |
| The Griswold-style bronze dial is 11 inches (28 cm)in diameter and closely aligned to true North. The gnomon is set at a generic angle of 40°, while the site latitude is 38°. The dial sits atop a fluted stone column 38 inches (96.5 cm) tall that has a round cap of 16.5 inches (42 cm) diameter and 4 inches (10 cm) thick. The column sits on a two... |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
1038 |
| This 11-inch (28cm) octagonal bronze horizontal dial uses arrowheads as a subtle design element. The 14 hour lines are represented as long arrows aimed at the base of the gnomon and are delineated to quarter hours. . The hours are marked in Roman numerals, but only from 6AM to 6PM. There are three curved lines of unequal length that partially enc... |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Armillary Sphere |
1040 |
| This bronze armillary’s equatorial ring is 1.25 inches wide and 16.25 inches in diameter. The inside of the ring has Roman numerals denoting the hours from 5:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The outside of the ring is decorated with dogwood blossoms, a traditional Christian symbol of resurrection. The serrated meridian band is 1.25 inches wide and it has an o... |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
1043 |
| This elegant brass horizontal dial was custom made for this site, as evidenced by the word GARDENCOURT and the site’s latitude 38° 15’ cast into the plate at the bottom. The dial is 13.75 inches in diameter, with a design of a series of concentric rings. The innermost ring has 17 lines radiating out from the foot of the gnomon toward the Rom... |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Equatorial Dial |
234 |
| Park rangers set up a 16 x 20 inch portable equatorial sundial. The dial is used for teaching a solar energy class. |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
USA |
Vertical Dial |
1135 |
| This south-facing reclining dial has a weathered brass plate 13-inches (33cm) in diameter sitting on a cut face of a sculptured sphere approximately 21-inches (53cm) in diameter. The dial consists a series of rings: (1) at center is an eight-pointed compass rose and a decorative outer border of small tulip-like figures.(2) next is the abbreviations... |
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Park City |
Kentucky |
USA |
Horizontal Dial |
314 |
| A beautiful horizontal dial 25 inches in diameter with a 9 inch gnomon. Has hour and half hour lines from 5 am to 7pm with 10 minute marks. South of the gnomon is an intricately engraved Great Seal of The United States of America. The dial is of Coconino sandstone and sits on a brick surround. |
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