- Elevation, modelled
- 639 m
- Tallest summit within 8.0 miles
- Rocky Knob1,433 m · 7.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6111, -82.5618
Giving Tree Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 639 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the east-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Botanical Gardens at Asheville, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Giving Tree Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | ENE 57° | 1,433 m | 7.6 mi |
| Richland Mountain | NE 52° | 1,429 m | 8.0 mi |
| Richland Knob | NE 52° | 1,429 m | 8.0 mi |
| Courthouse Knob | NE 47° | 1,322 m | 8.0 mi |
| High Swan | ENE 59° | 1,300 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rice Knob | NE 53° | 1,219 m | 5.1 mi |
| Rock Knob | ENE 70° | 1,199 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,159 m | 7.2 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 6.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 10.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lookout Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Richmond Hill: 1.4 mi
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Pleasant Knob: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 5.3 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascades Falls: 12.8 mi
- Douglas Falls: 13.0 mi
- Walker Falls: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 0.5 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 0.6 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
- Anne Penland: 1.1 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 1.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 1.1 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 1.2 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 1.2 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 15
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 0.3 mi
- Ironland: 1.2 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 4.0 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 4.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.9 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 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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- Asheville · 2 mi
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