The horizontal sundial presented on this page is located in the town of Markham, Ontario. The dial is located outside the Markham Museum and is designed to show local apparent time.

This photograph and information was provided by Lorne Smith who is the town's official historian. Lorne can be contacted by email at mytown@look.ca.

Dedicated August 24, 2000

This Sundial was created by the Markham Historical Society as its Millennium project to provide a quiet place in which to pause and reflect on the passage of time - our past, present and future. The shadow of the wagon tongue gnomon falls across Markham's lost pioneer communities as each hour passes. The gnomon is anchored in an 1820's hemp mill stone. The boulders marking the hours are from the Museum grounds. The Sundial was designed by Jim Beierl and Ray Fugeman and constructed by Bob Bruce Construction Ltd. This project was supported by grants from the Canada Millennium Partnership Program and Markham 2000.

Design Plan for the Sundial