How long is 386 paces?
It's about two times as long as The Shambles
The length of The Shambles is about 200 paces.
(a.k.a. Maze of Twisting, a.k.a. The Great Flesh Shambles) (York, England, United Kingdom) (approximate)
The Shambles, a historic shopping street in York, stretches about 200 paces. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
It's about half as tall as a Canton Tower
The height of a Canton Tower is about 800 paces.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Great Pyramid of Giza
The height of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 170 paces.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt) (estimated original height)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated original height (without loss due to erosion) of 170 paces. The Pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for almost 4,000 years — from its construction ca. 2551 BCE until it was overtaken by the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, built in the year 1300.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Gocta Falls
The height of Gocta Falls is about 1,010 paces.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 1,010 paces in total height. Although it sits just 55,100 paces 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 two-and-a-half times as long as a Football field
The length of a Football field is about 144 paces.
(American) (total distance; per NFL regulation)
According to NFL specifications, an American football field should measure 144 paces from end to end. Because each team's goalpost is located at the far end of the scoring area (end zone), a ball on a scoring play may need to travel as many as 12 paces farther when kicked into the scoring area than when run (rushed) or passed into it.
It's about three times as long as a Football (Soccer) Pitch
The length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch is about 138 paces.
(a.k.a. Football Field, a.k.a. Soccer Field) (field length, a.k.a. touchline distance)
According to the Laws of the Game, a football pitch should measure between 138 paces (when the Laws were originally, they used imperial measurements of 138 paces, and later converted to the metric units used today). The goal markess were defined as part of the pitch by the original rules of the game in the late 16th century, but it was not until the mid 19th century that the crossbar and the net were added
It's about one-third as tall as Burj Dubai
The height of Burj Dubai is about 1,090 paces.
(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 1,090 paces to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 757 paces on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 374 paces on the 78th floor.
It's about one-third as tall as Olo'upena Falls
The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 1,181 paces.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 1,181 paces in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about three times as tall as Big Ben
The height of Big Ben is about 130 paces.
(officially the clock tower of Palace of Westminster, a.k.a. Houses of Parliament) (London, England)
The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which houses the bell known as "Big Ben," rises 130 paces. The tower has no elevator, and is therefore only accessible by climbing 334 steps to the top.
It's about three times as tall as The Statue of Liberty
The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 122 paces.
(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)
The Statue of Liberty reaches 122 paces including the pedestal. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about three-tenths as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 1,240 paces.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 1,240 paces in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about three-tenths as long as The Navy Pier
The length of The Navy Pier is about 1,000 paces.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 1,000 paces 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 three-tenths as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 1,000 paces.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 1,000 paces in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about three-tenths as tall as Angel Falls
The height of Angel Falls is about 1,280 paces.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 1,280 paces. 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 four times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 100 paces.
(a.k.a. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia)
Giant Sequoias of the Giant Sequoia National Monument located in Sierra Nevada, near Visalia, California can grow to heights of 100 paces. The wood from the Giant Sequoias is often brittle and prone to shattering when such trees are felled, and as a result the trees logged in the late nineteenth century were often usable only as shingles or matchsticks.