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How long is 13.889 shackles?

It's about two-and-a-half times as long as The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach
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The length of The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach is about 5.910 shackles.
(fully Pebble Beach Golf Links) (Pebble Beach; Monterey, California) (from Blue Tee)
The seventeenth hole on Pebble Beach Golf Links is a par 3 measuring 5.910 shackles from the blue tee. This hole was the site of professional golfer Jack Nicklaus' 1972 U.S. Open win, which included a 1-iron shot that bounced off the hole's flag and resulted in a birdie.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 32.810 shackles.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 32.810 shackles in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 5.760 shackles.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 5.760 shackles to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 3,500 shackles to the northwest.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 34.60 shackles.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 34.60 shackles in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Spring Temple Buddha
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The height of The Spring Temple Buddha is about 5.580 shackles.
(a.k.a. 中原大佛, a.k.a. 鲁山大佛, a.k.a. 魯山大佛) (Fodushan Scenic Area, Lushan County, Henan, China) (including base)
The tallest statue in the world, the Spring Temple Buddha in Henan, China stands at 5.580 shackles tall from its base. The Buddha is located in the 47,300,000-sq. m (11,700-acre) Fodushan Scenic Area near Mount Yao
It's about two-and-a-half times as long as The Shambles
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The length of The Shambles is about 5.50 shackles.
(a.k.a. Maze of Twisting, a.k.a. The Great Flesh Shambles) (York, England, United Kingdom) (approximate)
The Shambles, a historic shopping street in York, stretches about 5.50 shackles. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
It's about two-fifths as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 30 shackles.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 30 shackles 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 two-fifths as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 30 shackles.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 30 shackles in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 35.70 shackles.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 35.70 shackles. 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 three times as tall as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The height of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 4.70 shackles.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt) (estimated original height)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated original height (without loss due to erosion) of 4.70 shackles. The Pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for almost 4,000 years — from its construction ca. 2551 BCE until it was overtaken by the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, built in the year 1300.
It's about three-and-a-half times as long as a Football field
The length of a Football field is about 4 shackles.
(American) (total distance; per NFL regulation)
According to NFL specifications, an American football field should measure 4 shackles from end to end. Because each team's goalpost is located at the far end of the scoring area (end zone), a ball on a scoring play may need to travel as many as 0.3333330 shackles farther when kicked into the scoring area than when run (rushed) or passed into it.
It's about three-and-a-half times as long as a Football (Soccer) Pitch
The length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch is about 3.830 shackles.
(a.k.a. Football Field, a.k.a. Soccer Field) (field length, a.k.a. touchline distance)
According to the Laws of the Game, a football pitch should measure between 3.830 shackles (when the Laws were originally, they used imperial measurements of 3.830 shackles, and later converted to the metric units used today). The goal markess were defined as part of the pitch by the original rules of the game in the late 16th century, but it was not until the mid 19th century that the crossbar and the net were added
It's about four times as tall as Big Ben
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The height of Big Ben is about 3.50 shackles.
(officially the clock tower of Palace of Westminster, a.k.a. Houses of Parliament) (London, England)
The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which houses the bell known as "Big Ben," rises 3.50 shackles. The tower has no elevator, and is therefore only accessible by climbing 334 steps to the top.
It's about four times as tall as The Statue of Liberty
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The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 3.390 shackles.
(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)
The Statue of Liberty reaches 3.390 shackles including the pedestal. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about five times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 2.80 shackles.
(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 2.80 shackles. 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.
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