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It's about four times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 25.60 fathoms.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 25.60 fathoms 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 one-fourth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 453 fathoms.
(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 453 fathoms to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 316 fathoms on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 156 fathoms on the 78th floor.
It's about four-and-a-half times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 23.50 fathoms.
(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 23.50 fathoms in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 492.20 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 492.20 fathoms in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 518 fathoms.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 518 fathoms in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 500 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 500 fathoms 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 one-fifth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 500 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 500 fathoms in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 535 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 535 fathoms. 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 seven times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 15 fathoms.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 15 fathoms. 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 seven times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 15 fathoms.
(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 15 fathoms 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 9.80 fathoms.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 11 fathoms.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 11 fathoms. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.3937010 fathoms tall including the bails.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 1,045 fathoms.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 1,045 fathoms. 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 ten times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 10.4750 fathoms.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 10.4750 fathoms. 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-tenth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 1,100 fathoms.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 1,100 fathoms. 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 1,226 fathoms.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 1,226 fathoms 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.
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