Bay Pines in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial Equatorial Sundial

— Pinellas County War Veterans’ Memorial Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Veterans Memorial Equatorial Sundial Marker

Inscription. Time will not dim the memory of a grateful nation for those who sacrificed so much to keep our country free.

Erected 1974 by Pinellas County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 27° 48.216′ N, 82° 46.415′ W. Marker is in Bay Pines, Florida, in Pinellas County. It can be reached from the intersection of Bay Pines Boulevard and 95th Street North, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is located 1 mile south of Bay Pines Blvd in Pinellas County War Veterans' Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9600 Bay Pines Blvd, Saint Petersburg FL 33708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battlefield Cross Memorial (here, next to this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (here, next to this marker); War Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wall of Life (approx. 1.4 miles away); The 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Wall of Life (approx. 1.4 miles away); Heroes’ Garden (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay Pines.

More about this marker. This Equatorial Sundial was built by Erickson Monument Company for the War Veterans Memorial Park. Hour, half hours, quarter hours and five minute marks show the time.

Also see . . .
1. Equatorial Sundial. (Submitted on April 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. War Veterans’ Memorial Park. (Submitted on April 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Veterans Memorial Equatorial Sundial Marker

Equatorial Sundial conversion chart image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Equatorial Sundial conversion chart

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.