- Elevation, modelled
- 601 m
- Tallest summit within 8.3 miles
- Rice Knob1,219 m · 6.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway4.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5885, -82.5702
The Ties That Bind Asheville is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 601 m. Rice Knob stands 1,219 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverlink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.5 miles off.
Community art installation made with public participation after Tropical Storm Helene (2025). Consists of fabric strips tied to a chain-link fence.
- Built
- 2025-05-18
- Material
- fabric
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of The Ties That Bind Asheville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Knob | NE 44° | 1,219 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,159 m | 7.0 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 50° | 1,150 m | 5.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 43° | 1,122 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hayes Top | W 276° | 1,099 m | 7.7 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 125° | 1,086 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rich Knob | NE 51° | 1,074 m | 4.2 mi |
| Busbee Mountain | SE 141° | 1,063 m | 5.9 mi |
- 4.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 10.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 14.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 5 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 6 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 6 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverlink Sculpture and Performance Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Jean Webb Park: 0.2 mi
- Jean Webb Park: 0.2 mi
- Owens-Bell Park: 0.4 mi
- Owens-Bell Park: 0.4 mi
- Richmond Hill: 2.1 mi
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.9 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cascades Falls: 14.1 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 14.2 mi
- Douglas Falls: 14.3 mi
- Anne Penland: 1.0 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 1.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.1 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 1.3 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 0.9 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Italian Garden: 3.5 mi
- Shrub Garden: 3.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.9 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 1.0 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 1.2 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 1.2 mi
- rooster: 0.2 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 0.8 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 0.8 mi
- Passage: 0.8 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 0.8 mi
- Ironland: 1.0 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 1.8 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 2.4 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 2.8 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.9 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 7.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 19.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 15.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 15.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, under a mile away.
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