How long is 12.67 leagues?
It's about twelve times as tall as a Kilimanjaro
The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 1.06026 leagues.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 1.06026 leagues at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about twelve-and-a-half times as tall as Mount Elbrus
The height of Mount Elbrus is about 1.015 leagues.
(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 1.015 leagues 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 0.68390 leagues.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as tall as a Vinson Massif
The height of a Vinson Massif is about 0.88050 leagues.
(a.k.a. Mount Vinson) (Antarctica)
Mount Vinson, the highest peak of the Vinson Massif mountain, reaches 0.88050 leagues at its peak. The mountain is named after Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson who emphatically promoted Antarctic exploration in the 1930s.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as tall as a Puncak Jaya
The height of a Puncak Jaya is about 0.8790 leagues.
(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 0.8790 leagues. 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 seventeen-and-a-half times as long as The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The length of The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is about 0.7241470 leagues.
(Speedway, Indiana) (rectangular oval course)
The rectangular oval course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 0.7241470 leagues. While famous for its automotive racing, the first motorsport held at the track was a series of motorcycle races in August, 1909 — a little less than two years before the inaugural Indianapolis 500 race was run.
It's about seventeen-and-a-half times as long as Daytona International Speedway
The length of Daytona International Speedway is about 0.7241470 leagues.
(Daytona Beach, Florida) (tri-oval course)
The tri-oval course of the Daytona International Speedway, upon which the NASCAR Daytona 500 is run, is 0.7241470 leagues in length. Although the tri-oval design is said to allow for greater visibility during the race, the real reason for the then-unique design was that plot available for construction of the track was only 350 acres and could not accommodate a traditional oval layout of appropriate length.
It's about eighteen times as long as The Hollywood Walk of Fame
The length of The Hollywood Walk of Fame is about 0.70 leagues.
(Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, California) (approximate length)
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is approximately 0.70 leagues. Gene Autry, most famous as the singer of "Back in the Saddle Again" and as the writer and singer of "Here Comes Santa Claus," is the only entertainer to have a star in every category — film, television, recording, radio, and theater. One of Autry's stars is also one of only two stars which have been stolen from the Walk and never recovered.
It's about one-twentieth as long as The Rhine
The length of The Rhine is about 238 leagues.
(a.k.a. Rhein, a.k.a. Rijn, a.k.a. Rhin, a.k.a. Rain, a.k.a. Reno, a.k.a. Rhenus, a.k.a. Ryn) (from near Reichenau, Switzerland through Hoek van Holland, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The Rhine river runs 238 leagues in total length. The World War II Battle of Arnhem, as memorialized in the 1974 book and 1977 movie A Bridge Too Far, was the first of several attempts to capture key bridges across the Rhine, beginning with the Arnhem Bridge in the Netherlands.
It's about twenty times as long as The National Mall
The length of The National Mall is about 0.50 leagues.
(Washington, D.C.) (to Lincoln Memorial)
From the steps of the Capitol Building to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is 0.50 leagues. On December 4th, 2008, the entirety of the Mall was declared open to the public for the first time in American history in anticipation of the estimated two million visitors to the Mall for the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20th, 2009.
It's about thirty times as long as Steel Dragon 2000
The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 0.44620 leagues.
(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 0.44620 leagues in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 0.01646 leagues and 0.02189 leagues) in the world, having a height of 0.01746 leagues.
It's about thirty times as long as The Belmont Stakes
The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 0.43448810 leagues.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 0.43448810 leagues. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 0.01360518 leagues
It's about thirty times as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 0.40370 leagues.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 0.40370 leagues in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as long as The Colorado River
The length of The Colorado River is about 419 leagues.
(a.k.a. Aha Kwahwat, a.k.a. Grand River, a.k.a. Tizon River, a.k.a. Tecon River, a.k.a. Tison River) (from Grand Lake, Colorado through the Gulf of California)
The Colorado River runs 419 leagues in length. Along this length, the river descends from its source, approximately 0.4950 leagues above sea level in the Rocky Mountains, to its mouth in the Gulf of California.
It's about thirty times as long as The Kentucky Derby
The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 0.3620730 leagues.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 0.3620730 leagues. 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 forty times as long as The Preakness Stakes
The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 0.34396980 leagues.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 0.34396980 leagues. 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.