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How long is 0.005 leagues?

It's about one-fifth as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 0.03047 leagues.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 0.03047 leagues tall, with some discrepancy due to the fact that the Monument's base is slightly below the surrounding ground. Interrupted in its construction by the American Civil War, it was almost 36 years between groundbreaking and the completion of construction.
It's about one-tenth as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 0.0313 leagues.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 0.0313 leagues to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 0.0331 leagues.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.0331 leagues 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-tenth as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 0.0409 leagues.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 0.0409 leagues 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 eleven times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.00041 leagues.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.00041 leagues. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.

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It's about one-tenth as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 0.0529 leagues.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 0.0529 leagues. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 1,730,000 leagues, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about twelve times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 0.0004 leagues.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 0.0004 leagues tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 0.00038 leagues and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about twelve times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.0004 leagues.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.0004 leagues 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-tenth as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.0583 leagues.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 0.0583 leagues 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 0.00666 leagues or less.
It's about thirteen times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 0.0003657 leagues.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 0.0003657 leagues 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 thirteen times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 0.0003657 leagues.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 0.0003657 leagues 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 thirteen times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 0.00036 leagues.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 0.000357 leagues tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.0000360 leagues shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 0.0003429 leagues.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 0.0003429 leagues 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 thirteen-and-a-half times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 0.0003429 leagues.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 0.0003429 leagues 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 one-fifteenth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 0.068576 leagues.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 0.068576 leagues 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.
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