How long is 0.041 leagues?
It's about four times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 0.0102 leagues.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 0.0102 leagues tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean.
It's about four times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 0.0099 leagues.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 0.0099 leagues in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about one-fourth as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 0.1710 leagues.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 0.1710 leagues in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-fourth as tall as Angel Falls
The height of Angel Falls is about 0.1760 leagues.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 0.1760 leagues. 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 four-and-a-half times as tall as Nelson's Column
The height of Nelson's Column is about 0.009294 leagues.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 0.009294 leagues 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 four-and-a-half times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 0.0088 leagues.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 0.0088 leagues 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 five times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 0.00844 leagues.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 0.00844 leagues 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 five-and-a-half times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 0.00772 leagues.
(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 0.00772 leagues in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 0.0049374 leagues.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 0.0049374 leagues. 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 eight-and-a-half times as tall as De Gooyer
The height of De Gooyer is about 0.0049 leagues.
(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 0.0049 leagues 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 0.0032 leagues.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Preakness Stakes
The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 0.34396980 leagues.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 0.34396980 leagues. 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 one-tenth as long as The Kentucky Derby
The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 0.3620730 leagues.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 0.3620730 leagues. 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)
The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 0.40370 leagues.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 0.40370 leagues 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.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Belmont Stakes
The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 0.43448810 leagues.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 0.43448810 leagues. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 0.01360518 leagues
It's about one-tenth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 0.44620 leagues.
(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 0.44620 leagues in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 0.01646 leagues and 0.02189 leagues) in the world, having a height of 0.01746 leagues.