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It's about 6,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.0000000000000000750 parsecs.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.0000000000000000750 parsecs. 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 3,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 0.00000000000000013220 parsecs.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.00000000000000013220 parsecs. As the longest continuously-produced automobile design — in production for 75 years between 1938 and 2003 — the Beetle was voted the most fourth-most influential car of the twentieth century by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
It's about 2,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.000000000000000180 parsecs.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.000000000000000190 parsecs tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about 1,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 0.0000000000000002720 parsecs.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 0.0000000000000002720 parsecs in length. The buses were said to be well-designed for travel in the London traffic, as they offered an open door for riders to board and exit even while the bus was moving at low speeds, and a full-time conductor to collect fares.
It's about 1,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 0.000000000000000360 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Utility Pole, a.k.a Power Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Post, a.k.a. Hydro Pole) (exposed height; per Florida Public Service Commission average)
A standard telephone pole is 0.000000000000000360 parsecs tall. Despite alternatives, most telephone poles in the US are made of wood — most commonly pine — and have a lifespan of 25 to 50 years, depending on climate and preservatives applied.
It's about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 0.000000000000000420 parsecs.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 0.000000000000000420 parsecs. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 0.00000000000000047410 parsecs.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 0.00000000000000047410 parsecs (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about 950,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 0.000000000000000490 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 0.000000000000000490 parsecs tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about 750,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 0.00000000000000062080 parsecs.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 0.00000000000000062080 parsecs. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about 700,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 0.0000000000000006519410 parsecs.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 0.0000000000000006519410 parsecs. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.00000000000000002333360 parsecs tall including the bails.
It's about 550,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 0.000000000000000880 parsecs.
(a.k.a. De Funenmolen, a.k.a. The Mill on the Funen) (near Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (total structure height)
The tallest windmill in Amsterdam, De Gooyer stands at 0.000000000000000880 parsecs in structural height. Its prominence owes to the fact that it was relocated atop the base of a former water mill, following two earlier moves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The windmill's four sails have a total span of about 0.000000000000000580 parsecs.
It's about 550,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 0.000000000000000889010 parsecs.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 0.000000000000000889010 parsecs. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
It's about 350,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 0.000000000000001390 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Droichead na Leathphingine, a.k.a. Liffey Bridge, a.k.a. Droichead na Life, f.k.a. Wellington Bridge) (Quay of Bachelors Walk, Temple Bar Neighborhood, Dublin, Ireland)
The Ha'Penny Bridge, crossing the River Liffey in Dublin, measures 0.000000000000001390 parsecs in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about 300,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 0.000000000000001520 parsecs.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 0.000000000000001520 parsecs tall. The tower's architecture was one source of inspiration behind the design of White Castle fast-food restaurants beginning with "Building Number 8," a prefabricated structure built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1936.
It's about 300,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 0.00000000000000160 parsecs.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 0.00000000000000160 parsecs tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.
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