How long is 0.00000000000073587 light years?
It's about one-five-hundredth as long as The Oregon Trail
The length of The Oregon Trail is about 0.0000000003690 light years.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 0.0000000003690 light years 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-five-hundredth as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 0.0000000003730 light years.
(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 0.0000000003730 light years 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 550 times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 0.00000000000000140 light years.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 0.00000000000000140 light years. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Mississippi River
The length of The Mississippi River is about 0.00000000039810 light years.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 0.00000000039810 light years. 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 650 times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 0.00000000000000120 light years.
(a.k.a. Utility Pole, a.k.a Power Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Post, a.k.a. Hydro Pole) (exposed height; per Florida Public Service Commission average)
A standard telephone pole is 0.00000000000000120 light years tall. Despite alternatives, most telephone poles in the US are made of wood — most commonly pine — and have a lifespan of 25 to 50 years, depending on climate and preservatives applied.
It's about one-six-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York
The length of The Distance from L.A. to New York is about 0.0000000004750 light years.
(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 0.0000000004750 light years 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 one-six-hundred-fiftieth as long as I-80
The length of I-80 is about 0.000000000490240 light years.
(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 0.000000000490240 light years. A 0.000000000006342010 light years 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 850 times as long as a London bus
The length of a London bus is about 0.0000000000000008860 light years.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 0.0000000000000008860 light years in length. The buses were said to be well-designed for travel in the London traffic, as they offered an open door for riders to board and exit even while the bus was moving at low speeds, and a full-time conductor to collect fares.
It's about one-nine-hundredth as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 0.00000000066160 light years.
(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 0.00000000066160 light years. 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-nine-hundredth as long as The Amazon River
The length of The Amazon River is about 0.00000000068040 light years.
(from Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru through near Marajó, Brazil) (approximate distance)
The Amazon River has an approximate distance of 0.00000000068040 light years. 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.
It's about 1,000 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.000000000000000600 light years.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.000000000000000630 light years tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Great Wall of China (total)
The length of The Great Wall of China (total) is about 0.0000000009350 light years.
(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) (total length, all branches)
The Great Wall of China, including all branches and trenches, is 0.0000000009350 light years. 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 1,500 times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 0.00000000000000043120 light years.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.00000000000000043120 light years. As the longest continuously-produced automobile design — in production for 75 years between 1938 and 2003 — the Beetle was voted the most fourth-most influential car of the twentieth century by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
It's about one-two-thousandth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 0.00000000134833910 light years.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 0.00000000134833910 light years at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 0.0000000000110570070 light years.
It's about 3,000 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.000000000000000240 light years.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.000000000000000240 light years. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!