How long is 169 lengths?
It's about one-fifth as long as The Kentucky Derby
The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 825 lengths.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 825 lengths. 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 five-and-a-half times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 31 lengths.
(a.k.a. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia)
Giant Sequoias of the Giant Sequoia National Monument located in Sierra Nevada, near Visalia, California can grow to heights of 31 lengths. The wood from the Giant Sequoias is often brittle and prone to shattering when such trees are felled, and as a result the trees logged in the late nineteenth century were often usable only as shingles or matchsticks.
It's about one-fifth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 919.90 lengths.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 919.90 lengths 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-fifth as long as The Belmont Stakes
The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 990 lengths.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 990 lengths. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 31 lengths
It's about one-fifth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 1,017 lengths.
(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 1,017 lengths in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 37.50 lengths and 49.880 lengths) in the world, having a height of 39.780 lengths.
It's about six times as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 28.10 lengths.
(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 28.10 lengths. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 3,400,000 lengths before refueling.
It's about seven times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 23.60 lengths.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 23.60 lengths tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 23.10 lengths.
(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 23.10 lengths 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 seven-and-a-half times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 23 lengths.
(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 23 lengths 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 eight times as tall as Nelson's Column
The height of Nelson's Column is about 21.180 lengths.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 21.180 lengths 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 eight-and-a-half times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 20 lengths.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 20 lengths 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 nine times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 19.20 lengths.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 19.20 lengths 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-tenth as long as The Hollywood Walk of Fame
The length of The Hollywood Walk of Fame is about 1,600 lengths.
(Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, California) (approximate length)
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is approximately 1,600 lengths. Gene Autry, most famous as the singer of "Back in the Saddle Again" and as the writer and singer of "Here Comes Santa Claus," is the only entertainer to have a star in every category — film, television, recording, radio, and theater. One of Autry's stars is also one of only two stars which have been stolen from the Walk and never recovered.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 17.60 lengths.
(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 17.60 lengths in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The length of The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is about 1,650 lengths.
(Speedway, Indiana) (rectangular oval course)
The rectangular oval course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 1,650 lengths. While famous for its automotive racing, the first motorsport held at the track was a series of motorcycle races in August, 1909 — a little less than two years before the inaugural Indianapolis 500 race was run.