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How long is 670 fingers?

It's about as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 670 fingers.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 670 fingers tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 658.30 fingers.
(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(DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 658.30 fingers (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 580 fingers.
(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 580 fingers. 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 four-fifths as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 861.910 fingers.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 861.910 fingers. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about three-fourths as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 905.1430 fingers.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 905.1430 fingers. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 32.3960 fingers tall including the bails.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 490 fingers.
(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 490 fingers 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-and-four-fifths times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 377 fingers.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 377 fingers 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 half as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 1,200 fingers.
(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 1,200 fingers 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 810 fingers.
It's about half as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 1,234.30 fingers.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 1,234.30 fingers. 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 two-and-a-half times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 260 fingers.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 270 fingers tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-third as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 1,930 fingers.
(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 1,930 fingers in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-third as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 2,110 fingers.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 2,110 fingers 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 three-tenths as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 2,200 fingers.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 2,200 fingers 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 three-tenths as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 2,324 fingers.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 2,324 fingers 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 three-and-a-half times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 183.50 fingers.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 183.50 fingers. 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.
 
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