Time Balls and Guns

Connected Sites: 5

WHS from which regular time signals are "sent" (or where the equipment to do so still exists). The 2 forms of signal are a ball dropped from a visible point and/or a gun fired at a specific time.

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Maritime Greenwich
Maritime Greenwich
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1997
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533
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At 1pm Since 1833 A Time Ball Is Dropped From Above Flamsteed House
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1995
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652
17
1pm A Time Gun From The Castle And Ball From Calton Hill
See Www.Timegun.Org
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Russia
Inscribed: 1990
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356
9
At Noon From The St Peter And Paul Fortress
See Www.Timegun.Org
Valletta
Valletta
Malta
Inscribed: 1980
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493
10
Saluting Battery Barracca Garden. Now Only On Saturdays At Noon.
See Www.Timegun.Org
Nice
Nice
France
Inscribed: 2021
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400
5
"Since 1860 A Cannon (Based At The Château East Of Old Nice) Is Shot At Twelve O'Clock Sharp. The Detonation Can Be Heard Almost All Over The City. This Tradition Goes Back To Sir Thomas Coventry, Who Intended To Remind The Citizens Of Having Lunch On Time." Nowadays, The "Cannon Shot" Is In Reality A Pyrotechnic Burst Of Air, Signalling Midday To The Surrounding Area.
See En.Wikipedia.Org