Norfolk, Virginia Wood Tide Clock | Carved Birch Coastal Wall Clock

A Norfolk tide clock in carved birch: Hampton Roads etched across a 16.5 inch face, Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, and the mouth of the Chesapeake, with one hand keeping the moon's schedule.Hampton Roads is where the James, the Elizabeth, and the Nansemond meet the Chesapeake, one of the great natural harbors in the world. The tide moves the whole basin, setting the current for the ships at Norfolk and the fishing from Willoughby Spit to the York River. The tide hand rotates once every 12 hours and 25 minutes with the lunar cycle, holding the harbor's rhythm after a single setting at high tide.Right for a Norfolk or Hampton home, a Navy family, or anyone who has crossed the bridge-tunnel.The harbor is carved in relief on the Norfolk 3D chart. 16.5 in diameter, quartz tide movement Set once at local high tide Laser-etched birch face, AA battery, ready to hang Free next-business-day shipping on orders placed by 2 PM EST 14-day returns