How long is 112 smoots?
It's about four times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 27.60 smoots.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 27.60 smoots 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-fourth as tall as Burj Dubai
The height of Burj Dubai is about 487 smoots.
(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 487 smoots to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 339 smoots on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 167 smoots on the 78th floor.
It's about four-and-a-half times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 25.20 smoots.
(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 25.20 smoots in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 528.90 smoots.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 528.90 smoots in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 557 smoots.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 557 smoots in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as long as The Navy Pier
The length of The Navy Pier is about 500 smoots.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 500 smoots 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 one-fifth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 500 smoots.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 500 smoots in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Angel Falls
The height of Angel Falls is about 575 smoots.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 575 smoots. 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 seven times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 16.1190 smoots.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 16.1190 smoots. 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 seven times as tall as De Gooyer
The height of De Gooyer is about 16 smoots.
(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 16 smoots 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 11 smoots.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 11.82090 smoots.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 11.82090 smoots. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.4230810 smoots tall including the bails.
It's about ten times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 11.2560 smoots.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 11.2560 smoots. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Preakness Stakes
The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 1,122.9850 smoots.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 1,122.9850 smoots. 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 1,182.09 smoots.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 1,182.09 smoots. 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 1,318 smoots.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 1,318 smoots 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.