San Francisco Sundials

Ingleside Terraces sundial, aerial view San Francisco sundial, aerial view
The Ingleside Terraces Sundial on Entrada Court was built at the at the time of the original development of Ingleside Terraces. The gnomon is 28'4" long. As evidenced by the plaque at its base, it was dedicated on October 10, 1913, the same day as the "meeting of the waters" in the Panama Canal. This sundial is located in Hilltop Park in the Bayview District of San Francisco. The steel gnomon is 78 feet long. More information about San Francisco sundials is found at sundials.org

How to tell time with the Ingleside Terraces sundial.
Ingleside Terraces sundial suntime
10:32 suntime, 11:35 PDT12:00 suntime, 11:54 PSTDoesn't work if it's foggy.15:28 suntime, 16:31 PDT
Use the shadow from the top edge of the gnomon, which is to the left in the morning and to the right in the afternoon.
Solar Noon, 12:00 on a sundial, occurs in San Francisco at the following local times (for the 21st of each month):
January 12:21 PSTApril 13:08 PDTJuly 13:16 PDTOctober 12:54 PDT
February 12:23 PSTMay 13:06 PDTAugust 13:13 PDTNovember 11:55 PST
March 13:17 PDTJune 13:11 PDTSeptember 13:03 PDTDecember 12:07 PST

Ingleside Terraces Sundial links:
Google map, directions to the Sundial
Ingleside Terraces Sundial, Then and Now Photos
Ingleside Terraces Giant Sundial
Sundial History

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Robert Karis
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