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How long is 242.9 ells?

It's about four times as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 59.90 ells.
(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 59.90 ells. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 7,250,000 ells before refueling.
It's about five times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
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The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 50.40 ells.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 50.40 ells tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about five times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 49.30 ells.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 49.30 ells tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean.
It's about five times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
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The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 48 ells.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 48 ells in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 45.180 ells.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 45.180 ells 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.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 43 ells.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 43 ells 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 six times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 41 ells.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 41 ells 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 six-and-a-half times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 37.50 ells.
(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 37.50 ells in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 1,672 ells.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 1,672 ells. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 1,760 ells.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 1,760 ells. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about one-tenth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 1,962 ells.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 1,962 ells in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 2,112 ells.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 2,112 ells. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 66.133330 ells
It's about one-tenth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
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The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 2,169 ells.
(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 2,169 ells in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 80 ells and 106.40 ells) in the world, having a height of 84.860 ells.
It's about ten times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 24 ells.
(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 24 ells 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 16 ells.
It's about ten times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 24 ells.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 24 ells. 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.
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