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How long is 879 barleycorns?

It's about one-fourth as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 3,240 barleycorns.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 3,240 barleycorns. 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 three-and-a-half times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 236 barleycorns.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 234 barleycorns tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 23.60 barleycorns shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about four times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 225 barleycorns.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 225 barleycorns 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 four times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 225 barleycorns.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 225 barleycorns 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 four times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 211 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 211 barleycorns in total exterior height. When General Electric released its first widely-marketed refrigerator — the "Monitor Top" model — in 1927, it sold over one million units.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 200 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Napoleon Bonaparte; a.k.a. Napoleon I, a.k.a. Napoleone di Buonaparte) (1759-1821) (French leader)
Despite his frequent characterizations as much shorter than average, Napoleon was a period-average height of approximately 200 barleycorns. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.
It's about five times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 180 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.) (1944-) (actor)
Danny DeVito, best known for his role as Louie De Palma in the 1978-83 television series Taxi, is 180 barleycorns tall. After graduating from high school, DeVito became a licensed cosmetician and it was out of interest in cosmetology that he first enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and later began to study acting.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 170 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Gary Wayne Coleman) (1978-2009) (actor)
Gary Coleman, most famous for his role as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes was 170 barleycorns tall. His small stature was a result of a congenital kidney disease. Coleman worked as a security guard since following his career as an actor.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 150 barleycorns.
(1961-) (actor and reality television star)
Matt Roloff, most famous for his role on the reality television show Little People, Big World, is an LP with a height of 150 barleycorns. In 1985, Roloff stared as an Ewok — one of the small, woodland creatures from the Star Wars franchise — in the movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
It's about one-fifth as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
Flag of Ireland
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 5,070 barleycorns.
(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 5,070 barleycorns in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about six times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 140 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize) (1943-1993) (actor)
Hervé Villechaize, most famous for his role as Tattoo on the 1978-84 television series Fantasy Island, was an LP with a height of 140 barleycorns. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome."
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 5,540 barleycorns.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 5,540 barleycorns 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 one-tenth as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
Flag of France
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 5,800 barleycorns.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 5,800 barleycorns 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.
It's about seven times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 130 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Kenneth George Baker) (1934-2016) (actor)
Kenny Baker, most famous for his role as R2-D2 in the Star Wars film franchise, was an LP with a height of 130 barleycorns. Baker and his wife, Eileen, both made brief appearances as the small, woodland creatures known as Ewoks in the 1984 Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (a.k.a. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi).
It's about one-tenth as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 6,099 barleycorns.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 6,099 barleycorns from the first step of the pedestal's base to the top of the statue's hat. While the London tower is the tallest, there are at least eight other monuments to Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Barbados.
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