Correction for the length of The Oregon Trail

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How long is 100,000 kilometers?

It's about thirty times as long as The Oregon Trail

The length of The Oregon Trail is about 3,490 kilometers.

(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)

The historic Oregon Trail stretched 3,490 km across five (sometimes six) states in the western United States. In the early years of the Trail's existence, the trip was estimated to have taken an average of 160 days.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the length of The Oregon Trail. Retrieved September 12, 2024 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=distance&unit=km&amt=100000&i=2633

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MLA Style (8th Ed.)

"Correction for the length of The Oregon Trail" The Measure of Things, 2024, www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=distance&unit=km&amt=100000&i=2633. Accessed 12 Sep 2024.

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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Correction for the length of The Oregon Trail." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=distance&unit=km&amt=100000&i=2633.

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