Analemmatic Sundial - Niceville, FL
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N 30° 32.334 W 086° 28.487
16R E 550380 N 3378619
The Sundial at Northwest Florida State College is called an analemmatic sundial and was created as an interactive artwork that combines science and art to promote an understanding of the earth's movement in space and the concept of time.
Waymark Code: WMHKNG
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2013
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Designed by Elizabeth Indianos. The location of the sundial at the northeastern corner of the college science building was chosen because of its convenient, central location with respect to foot traffic on the campus and minimal shading. Sundials allow us to tell time by the constant movement of a shadow that is cast by an object called a gnomon ("KNOW' - mon"). With this sundial YOU are the gnomon by standing ON the sundial.
It is #727 in the NASS register of sundials. (
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Please note that this is a State of Florida college campus with college and high school students around. Please respect this.