How long is 320.5 furlongs?
It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 14,200 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Donau, a.k.a. Dunaj, a.k.a. Dunav, a.k.a. Duna, a.k.a. Дунав (Dunav), a.k.a. Dunărea, a.k.a. Дунáй (Dunay), a.k.a. Tuna) (from Breg Martinskapelle, Black Forest, Germany through the Danube Delta, Romania)
The Danube river runs 14,200 furlongs in total length. Intersecting Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia, the Danube touches more capital cities than any other river.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as long as The Oregon Trail
The length of The Oregon Trail is about 17,300 furlongs.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 17,300 furlongs across five (sometimes six) states in the western United States. In the early years of the Trail's existence, the trip was estimated to have taken an average of 160 days.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 17,500 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Волга, a.k.a. İdel (Идел), a.k.a. Атăл (Atăl), a.k.a. Edil, a.k.a. İdil, a.k.a. Рав (Rav)) (from the Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast, Russia through the Caspian Sea)
The largest river in Europe, the Volga river runs 17,500 furlongs in total length. World War II's Battle of Stalingrad between the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which resulted in nearly two million casualties, was fought in part for control of the river.
It's about one-sixtieth as long as The Mississippi River
The length of The Mississippi River is about 18,720 furlongs.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 18,720 furlongs. Prior to the development of soil erosion programs, the Mississippi River would carry approximately 400 million metric tons of sediment from its banks to the Gulf of Mexico every year.
It's about 65 times as tall as Angel Falls
The height of Angel Falls is about 4.870 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 4.870 furlongs. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about 70 times as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 4.710 furlongs.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 4.710 furlongs in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-seventieth as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York
The length of The Distance from L.A. to New York is about 22,300 furlongs.
(Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York) (via I-10 E, I-15 N, I-70 E, I-76 E, I-80 E, I-280 E)
The total length of the freeway route from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York via Interstate 80 is 22,300 furlongs long. This route intersects eleven states and several major cities, including Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Lincoln, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; South Bend, Indiana; and Cleveland, Ohio.
It's about 70 times as long as The Navy Pier
The length of The Navy Pier is about 4 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 4 furlongs in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about 70 times as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 4 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 4 furlongs in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about 70 times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 4.4740 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 4.4740 furlongs in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-seventieth as long as I-80
The length of I-80 is about 23,055.50 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Interstate 80, a.k.a. Keystone Shortway) (net length)
Interstate 80, crosses the continent of North America from Teaneck, New Jersey to San Francisco, California and covers a total length of 23,055.50 furlongs. A 298.2580 furlongs stretch between mile marker 318 in Grand Island, Nebraska and mile marker 390 in Lincoln, Nebraska is the longest straight path in the US Interstate system.
It's about 80 times as tall as Burj Dubai
The height of Burj Dubai is about 4.120 furlongs.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 4.120 furlongs to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 2.870 furlongs on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 1.420 furlongs on the 78th floor.
It's about 85 times as tall as Gocta Falls
The height of Gocta Falls is about 3.830 furlongs.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 3.830 furlongs in total height. Although it sits just 209 furlongs from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about one-ninety-fifth as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 31,110 furlongs.
(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 31,110 furlongs. 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-one-hundredth as long as The Amazon River
The length of The Amazon River is about 32,000 furlongs.
(from Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru through near Marajó, Brazil) (approximate distance)
The Amazon River has an approximate distance of 32,000 furlongs. 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.