How long is 9.15 chains?
It's about one-fourth as tall as Gocta Falls
The height of Gocta Falls is about 38.30 chains.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 38.30 chains in total height. Although it sits just 2,090 chains from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about four-and-a-half times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 2.130 chains.
(a.k.a. Droichead na Leathphingine, a.k.a. Liffey Bridge, a.k.a. Droichead na Life, f.k.a. Wellington Bridge) (Quay of Bachelors Walk, Temple Bar Neighborhood, Dublin, Ireland)
The Ha'Penny Bridge, crossing the River Liffey in Dublin, measures 2.130 chains in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Burj Dubai
The height of Burj Dubai is about 41.20 chains.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 41.20 chains to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 28.70 chains on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 14.20 chains on the 78th floor.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 44.740 chains.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 44.740 chains in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as long as The Navy Pier
The length of The Navy Pier is about 40 chains.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 40 chains in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 40 chains.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 40 chains in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 47.10 chains.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 47.10 chains in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Angel Falls
The height of Angel Falls is about 48.70 chains.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 48.70 chains. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about six-and-a-half times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 1.36360 chains.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 1.36360 chains. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
It's about seven times as tall as De Gooyer
The height of De Gooyer is about 1.30 chains.
(a.k.a. De Funenmolen, a.k.a. The Mill on the Funen) (near Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (total structure height)
The tallest windmill in Amsterdam, De Gooyer stands at 1.30 chains in structural height. Its prominence owes to the fact that it was relocated atop the base of a former water mill, following two earlier moves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The windmill's four sails have a total span of about 0.890 chains.
It's about nine times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 1 chains.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 1 chains. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.035791 chains tall including the bails.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 0.952240 chains.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 0.952240 chains. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Preakness Stakes
The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 95 chains.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 95 chains. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Kentucky Derby
The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 100 chains.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 100 chains. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about twelve times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 0.750 chains.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 0.750 chains tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.