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How long is 9,000 hands?

It's about as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 9,000 hands.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 9,000 hands 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 as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 9,000 hands.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 9,000 hands in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 8,859 hands.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 8,859 hands in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 9,330 hands.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 9,330 hands in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about nine-tenths as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 9,640 hands.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 9,640 hands. 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 one-and-one-tenth times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 8,150 hands.
(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 8,150 hands to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 5,680 hands on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 2,810 hands on the 78th floor.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 7,590 hands.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 7,590 hands in total height. Although it sits just 413,000 hands 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-and-a-half times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 6,000 hands.
(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 6,000 hands 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 one-and-two-thirds times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 5,446.20 hands.
(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 5,446.20 hands 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 one-and-three-fourths times as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 5,120 hands.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 5,120 hands 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 4,060 hands.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 4,840 hands.
(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 4,840 hands 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 4,670 hands above ground).
It's about two times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 4,448 hands.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 4,448 hands 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 1,132 hands deep.
It's about half as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 18,810 hands.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 18,810 hands. 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 half as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 19,800 hands.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 19,800 hands. 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 two-and-a-half times as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 3,750.10 hands.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 3,750.10 hands 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.
 
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