Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
World’s Largest Figurative Sundial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 13, 2017
1. World’s Largest Figurative Sundial Marker: Plaque 1
The Shelter Cove Harbor Community
Home Of The World’s Largest Figurative Sundial
Dedicated August 18, 1983
The sculpture weighs more than a ton, is a twice life sized statue of Neptune, cast in bronze at Johnsons Atelier in Princeton, NJ.
The sea god’s upraised trident is the pointer for the elevated, 26 feet in diameter, sundial. The sun strikes the shaft of the trident and a shadow falls on the base indicating the time.
Local sculptor Wayne Edwards conceived and designed Neptune to be the centerpiece for Shelter Cove Marina.
Greenwood Development Corporation president, John Davis, and developer, Jim Self, generously financed Neptune. Bob Onorato masterminded the project while simultaneously developing Shelter Cove and Palmetto Dunes.
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The Shelter Cove Harbor Community
Home Of The World’s Largest Figurative Sundial
Naval fleets and mariners alike immortalize Neptune, titled both god and King of the ocean.
Neptune serves as the focal point of the sundial and our marina community.
Notice the shaft and the trident are oriented exactly north and south. During daylight it casts a shadow that intersects with the month and hour of
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Look more closely. Satisfy your curiosity and knowledge with the further details on more precise time calculation based on the month and day of the year as applied to this particular location.
Check your watch.
You now have a story to tell
Erected by Greenwood Development Corporation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 32° 10.847′ N, 80° 43.677′ W. Marker is on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. It can be reached from the intersection of Harbourside Lane and King Neptune Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Harbourside Ln, Hilton Head Island SC 29928, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry and on the Sea Islands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hilton Head Island Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 2.2 miles away); Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Ambush (approx. 2.2 miles away); Charlie Simmons, Sr. (approx. 2½ miles away); Charles E. Fraser (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hilton Head Island (approx. 2.7 miles away); First African Baptist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hilton Head Island.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 13, 2017
2. World’s Largest Figurative Sundial Marker: Plaque 2
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 13, 2017
3. World’s Largest Figurative Sundial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 12, 2017
4. World’s Largest Figurative Sundial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 12, 2017
5. World’s Largest Figurative Sundial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,640 times since then and 281 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 24, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
