How long is 19.84 rods?
It's about one-and-three-fourths times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 11.20 rods.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 11.20 rods tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean.
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 11 rods.
(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 11 rods 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 half as tall as The Space Needle
The height of The Space Needle is about 36.60 rods.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 36.60 rods tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as tall as Nelson's Column
The height of Nelson's Column is about 10.270 rods.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 10.270 rods 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 two times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 9.70 rods.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 9.70 rods 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 two times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 9.330 rods.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 9.330 rods 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 two-fifths as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 45.10 rods.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 45.10 rods above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about two-and-a-half times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 8.530 rods.
(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 8.530 rods in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-third as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 58.50 rods.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 58.50 rods. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 1,910,000,000 rods, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about three-tenths as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 64.40 rods.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 64.40 rods tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 7.360 rods or less.
It's about three-and-a-half times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 5.45450 rods.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 5.45450 rods. 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 three-and-a-half times as tall as De Gooyer
The height of De Gooyer is about 5.40 rods.
(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 5.40 rods 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 3.60 rods.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Empire State Building
The height of The Empire State Building is about 75.760 rods.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 75.760 rods to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 89.860 rods.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 89.860 rods to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 22.870 rods deep.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 97.80 rods.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 97.80 rods tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 94.20 rods above ground).