A system, comprising: a rotary position indicator configured to integrate with an actuator, wherein the rotary position indicator comprises: a first shaft and a second shaft in a nested arrangement, wherein the first and second shafts are configured to transfer linear motion of an actuation component of the actuator into a first rotational motion; and a gear box configured to couple to the actuator, wherein the gear box is configured to transfer the first rotational motion to a second rotational motion of a position shaft, wherein the gear box comprises a first meter gear coupled to the second shaft and a second meter gear coupled to the position shaft, and wherein the gear box comprises a spring shaft position indicator coupled to the position shaft and a visual position indicator coupled to the spring shaft position indicator, wherein the visual position indicator is disposed external to the gear box and is configured to represent an amount of the second rotational motion, characterized in that the first and second meter gears are geared with one another and are disposed crosswise relative to one another, and the system further comprises: a spring disposed about the spring shaft position indicator within the gear box, wherein the spring is preloaded in torsion. a rotary position indicator configured to integrate with an actuator, wherein the rotary position indicator comprises: a first shaft and a second shaft in a nested arrangement, wherein the first and second shafts are configured to transfer linear motion of an actuation component of the actuator into a first rotational motion; and a gear box configured to couple to the actuator, wherein the gear box is configured to transfer the first rotational motion to a second rotational motion of a position shaft, wherein the gear box comprises a first meter gear coupled to the second shaft and a second meter gear coupled to the position shaft, and wherein the gear box comprises a spring shaft position indicator coupled to the position shaft and a visual position indicator coupled to the spring shaft position indicator, wherein the visual position indicator is disposed external to the gear box and is configured to represent an amount of the second rotational motion, characterized in that the first and second meter gears are geared with one another and are disposed crosswise relative to one another, and the system further comprises: a spring disposed about the spring shaft position indicator within the gear box, wherein the spring is preloaded in torsion. a first shaft and a second shaft in a nested arrangement, wherein the first and second shafts are configured to transfer linear motion of an actuation component of the actuator into a first rotational motion; and a gear box configured to couple to the actuator, wherein the gear box is configured to transfer the first rotational motion to a second rotational motion of a position shaft, wherein the gear box comprises a first meter gear coupled to the second shaft and a second meter gear coupled to the position shaft, and wherein the gear box comprises a spring shaft position indicator coupled to the position shaft and a visual position indicator coupled to the spring shaft position indicator, wherein the visual position indicator is disposed external to the gear box and is configured to represent an amount of the second rotational motion, characterized in that the first and second meter gears are geared with one another and are disposed crosswise relative to one another, and the system further comprises: a spring disposed about the spring shaft position indicator within the gear box, wherein the spring is preloaded in torsion. a spring disposed about the spring shaft position indicator within the gear box, wherein the spring is preloaded in torsion.