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It's about half as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 691 spans.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 691 spans to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 420,000 spans to the northwest.
It's about half as long as The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach
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The length of The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach is about 709 spans.
(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 709 spans 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 half as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 722 spans.
(a.k.a. 新加坡摩天观景轮, a.k.a. சிங்கப்பூர் ஃப்ளையர், a.k.a. Pelayang Singapura) (Marina Centre, Singapore)
The Singapore Flyer has a height of 722 spans. Based on recommendations from Feng Shui masters, the wheel was re-engineered to spin in the opposite direction five months after it began operating.
It's about half as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 740.550 spans.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 740.550 spans tall, with some discrepancy due to the fact that the Monument's base is slightly below the surrounding ground. Interrupted in its construction by the American Civil War, it was almost 36 years between groundbreaking and the completion of construction.
It's about two times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 188 spans.
(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 188 spans in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about half as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 761 spans.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 761 spans to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
It's about half as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 805 spans.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 805 spans tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about two-fifths as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 993 spans.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 993 spans above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about three times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 120 spans.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 120 spans. 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 three times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 120 spans.
(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 120 spans 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 79 spans.
It's about three-tenths as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 1,290 spans.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 1,290 spans. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 42,000,000,000 spans, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 1,420 spans.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 1,420 spans tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 162 spans or less.
It's about four-and-a-half times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 88 spans.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 88 spans. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 3.149610 spans tall including the bails.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 1,666.70 spans.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 1,666.70 spans to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about four-and-a-half times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 83.7970 spans.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 83.7970 spans. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
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