How long is 19.84 rods?
It's about 45 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.440 rods.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.440 rods tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about one-fiftieth as tall as a Puncak Jaya
The height of a Puncak Jaya is about 971.10 rods.
(a.k.a. Mt. Carstensz, a.k.a. Carstensz Pyramid, a.k.a. Nemangkawi, a.k.a. Carstensz Toppen, a.k.a. Gunung Sukarno) (Papua province, Indonesia)
The highest point in Oceania (and therefore one of the seven summits) peak of Puncak Jaya is 971.10 rods. Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, the mountain's namesake, is said to have been ridiculed for claiming to have seen snow near the equator when he reported his discovery of the peak in 1623.
It's about one-fiftieth as tall as a Vinson Massif
The height of a Vinson Massif is about 972.70 rods.
(a.k.a. Mount Vinson) (Antarctica)
Mount Vinson, the highest peak of the Vinson Massif mountain, reaches 972.70 rods at its peak. The mountain is named after Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson who emphatically promoted Antarctic exploration in the 1930s.
It's about 50 times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 0.4040 rods.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 0.4040 rods from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 50 times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 0.4040 rods.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 0.4040 rods from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 50 times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 0.3980 rods.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 0.3940 rods tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.0398 rods shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about 50 times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 0.37880 rods.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 0.37880 rods from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 50 times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 0.37880 rods.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 0.37880 rods from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 55 times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 0.3560 rods.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 0.3560 rods in total exterior height. When General Electric released its first widely-marketed refrigerator — the "Monitor Top" model — in 1927, it sold over one million units.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as tall as Mount Elbrus
The height of Mount Elbrus is about 1,122 rods.
(a.k.a. Mingi Tau, a.k.a. Эльбрус, a.k.a. იალბუზი) (Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia) (west summit)
The west summit of the dual-summit volcano Mount Elbrus is 1,122 rods at its peak and is the highest peak in both Russia and the European continent. Until 1976, a cable car would take visitors to the mountain as far up as the Garabashi camp, located at an elevation of 755.60 rods.
It's about 60 times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 0.340 rods.
(a.k.a. Napoleon Bonaparte; a.k.a. Napoleon I, a.k.a. Napoleone di Buonaparte) (1759-1821) (French leader)
Despite his frequent characterizations as much shorter than average, Napoleon was a period-average height of approximately 0.340 rods. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as a Kilimanjaro
The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 1,171.320 rods.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 1,171.320 rods at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as Mount Logan
The height of Mount Logan is about 1,185 rods.
(Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation)
The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 1,185 rods. The high altitude and northern latitude of the mountain resulted in one-time temperature of -77.5 °C — the lowest temperature ever recorded outside of Antarctica.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as Denali
The height of Denali is about 1,231 rods.
(a.k.a. Mount McKinley, a.k.a. Doleika, a.k.a. Traleika, a.k.a. "The Great One") (Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska) (South peak)
The highest mountain peak in North America, Denali's South Peak measures 1,231 rods above sea level at its peak. The impetus for the name Mount McKinley was US president William McKinley of Ohio, and disputes over the which of the mountain's names should be officially recognized regularly occur between Ohio Congressmen and Alaska politicians.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as long as The Las Vegas Strip
The length of The Las Vegas Strip is about 1,400 rods.
(Las Vegas Boulevard S and W from Russel Rd to Sahara Ave)(Paradise, Nevada through Winchester, Nevada).
Although technically located beyond the city limits of Las Vegas (along with the well-known "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign), the stretch of road known as the "Las Vegas Strip" runs 1,400 rods along Las Vegas Boulevard South and West from Russel Road at the south end to Sahara Avenue at the north end. The casinos and hotels on the Strip display an estimated total of 4,800,000 rods of neon light tubing.