- 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
- 35.5882, -82.5699
Riverlink Sculpture and Performance Plaza is a park 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 The Ties That Bind Asheville, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Riverlink Sculpture and Performance Plaza. 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 108° | 1,159 m | 6.9 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 49° | 1,150 m | 5.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 43° | 1,122 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hayes Top | W 277° | 1,099 m | 7.7 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 124° | 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
- 7.7 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
Parks
- Jean Webb Park: 0.2 mi
- Jean Webb Park: 0.2 mi
- Owens-Bell Park: 0.4 mi
- Owens-Bell Park: 0.4 mi
- Murray Hill Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Richmond Hill: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 3.0 mi
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: 31
- Anne Penland: 1.0 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 1.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.1 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 1.3 mi
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: 1.1 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 1.2 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 16
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 0.0 mi
- rooster: 0.2 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 0.8 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 0.8 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 15
- 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
Cliffs: 11
- 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: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 15.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.2 mi
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
- 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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