New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tide Clock

Photographed by Stephen Thomas White, February 19, 2026

1. Tide Clock Marker

Inscription. A tide clock is a clock that tracks the tides by measuring the moon's and sun's gravitational pull on the water.

Tide clocks rotate once every 12 hours and 25 minutes, which is the average time between high tides. The clock face has "High Tide" and "Low Tide" markings instead of hour numbers. The first tide gauge watch was commercialized in 1890 by a Swiss clockmaker.

This tide clock was created for the City of New Smyrna Beach by Brickworks artist Michael Morgan in 1999.

City of New Smyrna Beach Local Landmark Site

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 29° 2.31′ N, 80° 54.055′ W. Marker is in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in Volusia County. It is at the intersection of Flagler Avenue and South Pine Street, on the right when traveling east on Flagler Avenue. The marker adjacent to the New Smyrna Beach Shuffle Board Courts. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 288 Flagler Avenue, New Smyrna Beach FL 32169, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in First Coast.

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is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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,

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: Coronado Beach House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); The New Smyrna Odyssey (approx. 1½ miles away); 1768 British Colony of New Smyrna (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of Sheldon's New Smyrna Hotel (approx. 1½ miles away); PFC Emory L. Bennett (approx. 1½ miles away); Anniversary of Shelling by Union Gunboats (approx. 1½ miles away); Supreme Sacrifice (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Smyrna Beach.

Also see . . . Tide Clock New Smyrna Beach. (Submitted on September 18, 2026, by Stephen Thomas White of Norfolk, Virginia.)

Photographed by Stephen Thomas White, February 19, 2026

2. Tide Clock Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2026, by Stephen Thomas White of Norfolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2026, by Stephen Thomas White of Norfolk, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.