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The Ties That Bind Asheville

The Ties That Bind Asheville from directly overhead

The Ties That Bind Asheville is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Built
2025-05-18
Material
fabric
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.58846, -82.57019

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 27
  • 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
Museums: 18
  • 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
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 15
  • rooster: 0.2 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 0.8 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 0.8 mi
  • Passage: 0.8 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

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
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13304980781

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