Hi Gordon (and All), I was not aware that Indiana determined time by county, and we have lots of guys from Indiana who work here at FX. They did not even know that!
This discussion leads me to the next logical question for a diallist trying to design a compensated sundial for someone far away - is there a site or reference on the web where one can input an address, as in Mapblast (where you can get Lat. and Long.), and find out what time it is there? What time regulations they adhere to? What (other than simply asking the client, of course) good ways are there for intrepid diallists to verify the time requirements of a remote site location? Jim Tallman Sr. Designer FX Studios ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Uber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "harriet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "sundial mailing list" <sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:12 AM Subject: Re: Time Zones > Harriet, > > Your U.S. Time Zone designations are correct, but the boundaries are > determined politically, not strictly by latitude, and are subject to > change. For example, time in Indiana is determined by county, and a > redetermination was recently considered. However, I would think (probably > too optimistically) that most Americans know which time zone they are in. > > Daylight Saving Time is another complication, I think determined by each > state. Some in California are now proposing a Double Daylight Saving Time > due to the current energy crisis. > > Concerning Indiana see > http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20010319_3536.html > > Link to U.S. Code for Time Zone boundaries: > http://www.bldrdoc.gov/timefreq/general/history.htm > > Gordon > > > At 04:35 AM 3/27/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear All, > > > >Can anyone clarify American and European time zones for me? I am trying > >to write instructions for setting up a dial which can be used in any > >location. > > Gordon Uber [EMAIL PROTECTED] San Diego, California USA > Webmaster: Clocks and Time: http://www.ubr.com/clocks > > >
