Rose Garden Sundial - Mount Holyoke College - South Hadley, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 15.441 W 072° 34.383
18T E 700188 N 4681202
A sundial on the campus of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley.
Waymark Code: WMD233
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2011
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In the center of the rose garden at Mount Holyoke College there is an 18" diameter horizontal dial. The dial has Roman numerals marking the hours between 5 am to 7 pm. The signs of the Zodiac appear in a circle within the Roman numerals. Interestingly, Capricorn is placed before Sagittarius. The dial contains a stylized sunburst pattern. It is placed on top of an octagonal base set on a stone deeply fluted pillar which itself rests on a larger octagonal base.
The dial is inscribed:
TO LARGER SIGHT
THE RIM OF SHADOW
IS THE LINE OF LIGHT