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It's about 40,000 times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
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The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 0.03 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 0.03 nautical miles in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about 45,000 times as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 0.02788 nautical miles.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 0.02788 nautical miles from the first step of the pedestal's base to the top of the statue's hat. While the London tower is the tallest, there are at least eight other monuments to Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Barbados.
It's about 50,000 times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 0.026 nautical miles.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 0.026 nautical miles tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.
It's about 50,000 times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 0.0253 nautical miles.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 0.0253 nautical miles tall. The tower's architecture was one source of inspiration behind the design of White Castle fast-food restaurants beginning with "Building Number 8," a prefabricated structure built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1936.
It's about 55,000 times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 0.0232 nautical miles.
(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 0.0232 nautical miles in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about 85,000 times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 0.014812 nautical miles.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 0.014812 nautical miles. 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 85,000 times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 0.015 nautical miles.
(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 0.015 nautical miles 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 0.0097 nautical miles.
It's about 100,000 times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 0.0108622 nautical miles.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 0.0108622 nautical miles. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.000388769 nautical miles tall including the bails.
It's about 100,000 times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 0.010343 nautical miles.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 0.010343 nautical miles. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about 150,000 times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 0.0079 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 0.0079 nautical miles (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about 150,000 times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 0.0081 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 0.0081 nautical miles tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about 200,000 times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 0.007 nautical miles.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 0.007 nautical miles. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about 200,000 times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 0.0059 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Utility Pole, a.k.a Power Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Post, a.k.a. Hydro Pole) (exposed height; per Florida Public Service Commission average)
A standard telephone pole is 0.0059 nautical miles tall. Despite alternatives, most telephone poles in the US are made of wood — most commonly pine — and have a lifespan of 25 to 50 years, depending on climate and preservatives applied.
It's about 300,000 times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 0.00452 nautical miles.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 0.00452 nautical miles in length. The buses were said to be well-designed for travel in the London traffic, as they offered an open door for riders to board and exit even while the bus was moving at low speeds, and a full-time conductor to collect fares.
It's about 400,000 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.0031 nautical miles.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.0032 nautical miles tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
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