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The Ties That Bind Asheville

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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 from directly overhead

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rice KnobNE 44°1,219 m6.5 mi
Big Cedar MountainESE 109°1,159 m7.0 mi
Peach KnobNE 50°1,150 m5.6 mi
Elk MountainNE 43°1,122 m7.0 mi
Hayes TopW 276°1,099 m7.7 mi
Butler MountainSE 125°1,086 m6.9 mi
Rich KnobNE 51°1,074 m4.2 mi
Busbee MountainSE 141°1,063 m5.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Artworks: 15
Cliffs: 11
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, under a mile away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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