How long is 37.2823 miles?
It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 1,770 miles.
(a.k.a. Donau, a.k.a. Dunaj, a.k.a. Dunav, a.k.a. Duna, a.k.a. Дунав (Dunav), a.k.a. Dunărea, a.k.a. Дунáй (Dunay), a.k.a. Tuna) (from Breg Martinskapelle, Black Forest, Germany through the Danube Delta, Romania)
The Danube river runs 1,770 miles in total length. Intersecting Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia, the Danube touches more capital cities than any other river.
It's about one-sixtieth as long as The Oregon Trail
The length of The Oregon Trail is about 2,170 miles.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 2,170 miles across five (sometimes six) states in the western United States. In the early years of the Trail's existence, the trip was estimated to have taken an average of 160 days.
It's about one-sixtieth as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 2,190 miles.
(a.k.a. Волга, a.k.a. İdel (Идел), a.k.a. Атăл (Atăl), a.k.a. Edil, a.k.a. İdil, a.k.a. Рав (Rav)) (from the Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast, Russia through the Caspian Sea)
The largest river in Europe, the Volga river runs 2,190 miles in total length. World War II's Battle of Stalingrad between the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which resulted in nearly two million casualties, was fought in part for control of the river.
It's about 60 times as tall as Angel Falls
The height of Angel Falls is about 0.6080 miles.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 0.6080 miles. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as long as The Mississippi River
The length of The Mississippi River is about 2,340 miles.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 2,340 miles. Prior to the development of soil erosion programs, the Mississippi River would carry approximately 400 million metric tons of sediment from its banks to the Gulf of Mexico every year.
It's about 65 times as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 0.5890 miles.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 0.5890 miles in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about 65 times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 0.55930 miles.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 0.55930 miles in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about 70 times as long as The Navy Pier
The length of The Navy Pier is about 0.60 miles.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 0.60 miles in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about 70 times as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 0.60 miles.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 0.60 miles in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about 75 times as tall as Burj Dubai
The height of Burj Dubai is about 0.5140 miles.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 0.5140 miles to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 0.3590 miles on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 0.1770 miles on the 78th floor.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York
The length of The Distance from L.A. to New York is about 2,790 miles.
(Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York) (via I-10 E, I-15 N, I-70 E, I-76 E, I-80 E, I-280 E)
The total length of the freeway route from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York via Interstate 80 is 2,790 miles long. This route intersects eleven states and several major cities, including Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Lincoln, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; South Bend, Indiana; and Cleveland, Ohio.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as long as I-80
The length of I-80 is about 2,881.940 miles.
(a.k.a. Interstate 80, a.k.a. Keystone Shortway) (net length)
Interstate 80, crosses the continent of North America from Teaneck, New Jersey to San Francisco, California and covers a total length of 2,881.940 miles. A 37.28230 miles stretch between mile marker 318 in Grand Island, Nebraska and mile marker 390 in Lincoln, Nebraska is the longest straight path in the US Interstate system.
It's about 80 times as tall as Gocta Falls
The height of Gocta Falls is about 0.4790 miles.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 0.4790 miles in total height. Although it sits just 26.10 miles from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about 100 times as tall as a Canton Tower
The height of a Canton Tower is about 0.380 miles.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 0.380 miles to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about one-one-hundredth as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 3,889 miles.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (wall segments only)
The Great Wall of China has total wall segment length of 3,889 miles. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.