Time Ball - Aloha Tower - Honolulu, Hawaii
N 21° 18.427 W 157° 51.953
4Q E 617629 N 2356560
In time, the Aloha Tower had a time ball. The structure was removed.
Waymark Code: WMWZTB
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2017
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Besides its light, the Aloha Tower had several other functional features. A giant clock face was mounted on each of the tower’s faces, just below the ALOHAs. The master clock was powered mechanically by large weights suspended in the tower. If a ship or person was too far away to read the clock, two other means of time synchronization were provided. A time ball was lowered to the bottom of the forty-foot mast atop the tower each day at noon, and the blast of a siren was sounded at 7 a.m., noon, and 4 p.m. The novelty of the blasts was soon lost on nearby residents, and use of the siren was restricted to welcoming ships and warning residents of dangers from such sources as tsunamis and fires.
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Type: Time Ball
In service: no
Time of signal: 12.00
Year established (if known): Unknown
Address:
155 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Weblink (if any): [Web Link]
Year decommissioned (if applicable): Not listed
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