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How long is 25.849 furlongs?

It's about eight-and-a-half times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 3 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 3 furlongs to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 2.75060 furlongs.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 2.75060 furlongs tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about ten times as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 2.580 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 2.580 furlongs to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 2.05 furlongs.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 2.450 furlongs.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 2.450 furlongs tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 2.360 furlongs above ground).
It's about eleven-and-a-half times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 2.2460 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 2.2460 furlongs to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 0.57170 furlongs deep.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 1.8940 furlongs.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 1.8940 furlongs to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about sixteen times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 1.610 furlongs.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 1.610 furlongs tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 0.1840 furlongs or less.
It's about one-fifteenth as long as The Panama Canal
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The length of The Panama Canal is about 440 furlongs.
(Canal de Panamá) (Panama)
Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal measures 440 furlongs in length. Ships passing through the Canal are raised (and then lowered) 0.130 furlongs above sea level through the lock-and-dam system.
It's about seventeen-and-a-half times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 1.460 furlongs.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 1.460 furlongs. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 47,700,000 furlongs, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-twentieth as wide as The English Channel
The width of The English Channel is about 532 furlongs.
(average width between Isle of Ushant and The Walde Lighthouse) (La Manche, Ärmelkanal, Mor Breizh, Mor Bretannek) (a.k.a. The Channel)
The English Channel measures between 532 furlongs, narrowing as it flows northeast. The world speed record for a Channel crossing by swimmer was set by Australian Trent Grimsey in 2012, with a time of 6 hours, 55 minutes.
It's about one-twentieth as long as The 405
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The length of The 405 is about 579.320 furlongs.
(a.k.a. I-405, Interstate 405, San DIego Freeway) (Southern California)
Running from Irvine to San Fernando, The 405 runs a total of 579.320 furlongs. The 405 is the most heavily-trafficed freeway in the United States, with an average speed as low as 8 kph during rush hours.
It's about twenty times as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 1.130 furlongs.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 1.130 furlongs above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as long as Hadrian's Wall
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The length of Hadrian's Wall is about 600 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Roman Wall, a.k.a. The Wall, a.k.a. Vallo di Adriano, a.k.a. Vallum Aelium, a.k.a. Severus' Wall) (from North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom to Cumbria, North West England, United Kingdom)
Hadrian's Wall, which crossed England form the North Sea to the Irish Sea during the time of Roman rule, measures 600 furlongs (about 79 Roman miles). Roman soldiers — at one time up to 10,000 of them — only occupied Great Britain for about 246 years after the wall was built, after which time the local Brits began to take residence the wall's garrisons.
It's about thirty times as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 0.9150 furlongs.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.9150 furlongs tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about thirty times as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 0.8650 furlongs.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 0.8650 furlongs to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
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