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Is 2,800,000,000 barleycorns as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York?

It's about five-and-a-half times as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York
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The length of The Distance from L.A. to New York is about 530,000,000 barleycorns.
(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 530,000,000 barleycorns 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.
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