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It's about 450 times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 1.30 chains.
(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 1.30 chains 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 0.890 chains.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 311,100 chains.
(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 311,100 chains. 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.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Amazon River
The length of The Amazon River is about 320,000 chains.
(from Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru through near Marajó, Brazil) (approximate distance)
The Amazon River has an approximate distance of 320,000 chains. Although by most measures it is the largest and one of the most significant rivers in the world, the region surrounding the Amazon is mostly sparsely populated and the river itself has no bridges across it at any point.
It's about 550 times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 1 chains.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 1 chains. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.035791 chains tall including the bails.
It's about 600 times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 0.952240 chains.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 0.952240 chains. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about one-seven-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Great Wall of China (total)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (total) is about 440,000 chains.
(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) (total length, all branches)
The Great Wall of China, including all branches and trenches, is 440,000 chains. 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.
It's about 750 times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 0.750 chains.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 0.750 chains tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about 800 times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 0.72730 chains.
(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 0.72730 chains (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about 900 times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 0.650 chains.
(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 0.650 chains. 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 times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 0.550 chains.
(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 0.550 chains 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 one-one-thousandth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 634,110.450 chains.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 634,110.450 chains at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 5,200 chains.
It's about 1,500 times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 0.4170 chains.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 0.4170 chains 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 2,000 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.280 chains.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.30 chains tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about 3,000 times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 0.20280 chains.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.20280 chains. 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 one-three-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Circumfrence of Earth
The length of The Circumfrence of Earth is about 1,992,116.70 chains.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has an Equatorial circumference of approximately 1,992,116.70 chains. The first airplane trip around the circumference of the Earth (with a few stops along the way), was completed in 1924 by the United States Army Air Service, and took 175 days.
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