How long is 0.08 nautical miles?
It's about one-fortieth as tall as Mount Elbrus
The height of Mount Elbrus is about 3.046 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Mingi Tau, a.k.a. Эльбрус, a.k.a. იალბუზი) (Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia) (west summit)
The west summit of the dual-summit volcano Mount Elbrus is 3.046 nautical miles at its peak and is the highest peak in both Russia and the European continent. Until 1976, a cable car would take visitors to the mountain as far up as the Garabashi camp, located at an elevation of 2.052 nautical miles.
It's about one-fortieth as tall as a Kilimanjaro
The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 3.180770 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 3.180770 nautical miles at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about one-fortieth as tall as Mount Logan
The height of Mount Logan is about 3.2180 nautical miles.
(Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation)
The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 3.2180 nautical miles. The high altitude and northern latitude of the mountain resulted in one-time temperature of -77.5 °C — the lowest temperature ever recorded outside of Antarctica.
It's about one-fortieth as tall as Denali
The height of Denali is about 3.3440 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Mount McKinley, a.k.a. Doleika, a.k.a. Traleika, a.k.a. "The Great One") (Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska) (South peak)
The highest mountain peak in North America, Denali's South Peak measures 3.3440 nautical miles above sea level at its peak. The impetus for the name Mount McKinley was US president William McKinley of Ohio, and disputes over the which of the mountain's names should be officially recognized regularly occur between Ohio Congressmen and Alaska politicians.
It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The Las Vegas Strip
The length of The Las Vegas Strip is about 3.70 nautical miles.
(Las Vegas Boulevard S and W from Russel Rd to Sahara Ave)(Paradise, Nevada through Winchester, Nevada).
Although technically located beyond the city limits of Las Vegas (along with the well-known "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign), the stretch of road known as the "Las Vegas Strip" runs 3.70 nautical miles along Las Vegas Boulevard South and West from Russel Road at the south end to Sahara Avenue at the north end. The casinos and hotels on the Strip display an estimated total of 13,000 nautical miles of neon light tubing.
It's about one-forty-fifth as tall as Aconcagua
The height of Aconcagua is about 3.75910 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Cerro Aconcagua) (Mendoza, Argentina)
Aconcagua measures 3.75910 nautical miles height at its peak. Although there is no definitive evidence that members of the indigenous Inca civilization ever reached the peak the mountain, numerous archeological sites have been found on the slopes of the mountain, including a naturally-embalmed Incan mummy was discovered on a 2.80780 nautical miles high ridge.
It's about one-fiftieth as long as Calangute Beach
The length of Calangute Beach is about 4 nautical miles.
(Goa, India) (approximate)
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Goa, Calangute Beach, the "Queen of Beaches," stretches about 7 km in length.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as Mount Everest
The height of Mount Everest is about 4.7780 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Mount Chomolungma, a.k.a. Sagarmatha, a.k.a. Mount Qomolangma, a.k.a. सगरमाथा, a.k.a. Chajamlungma, a.k.a. ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, a.k.a. 珠穆朗玛峰, a.k.a. Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) (Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal and Tibet, China) (to summit, excluding snow depth)
Mount Everest rises 4.7780 nautical miles above sea level at its summit. The plate tectonics of the Indian subcontinent continuously alter the mountain's peak — raising it by 0.000002159830 nautical miles and shifting it to the northeast by 0.000002429810 nautical miles each year.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as a Mauna Loa
The height of a Mauna Loa is about 4.950 nautical miles.
(Hawaii) (Hawaiian island volcano) (total height from seafloor)
Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes which forms the island of Hawaii and the tallest mountain in total height in the world, rises to 4.9680 nautical miles above the seafloor. The peak of Loa is home to the approximately 6,000 sq. m (0.6 ha) Lake Waiau, one of the highest altitude lakes in the United States outside of Colorado.
It's about 65 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.0012 nautical miles.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.0012 nautical miles. 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!
It's about 70 times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 0.0012 nautical miles.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 0.0012 nautical miles tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 0.0011 nautical miles and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about 70 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.0012 nautical miles.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.0012 nautical miles tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about one-seventieth as tall as Maxwell Montes
The height of Maxwell Montes is about 5.90 nautical miles.
(Ishtar Terra, Venus)
Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 5.90 nautical miles. Since Venus does not seem to have the kind of tectonic activity which gives rise to mountains on Earth, the origin of the Venusian mountain remains the subject of some dispute.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 5.88660 nautical miles.
(near Marianas Islands, a.k.a. Ladrones Islands, northwestern Pacific Ocean) (depth below sea level)
The Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Marianas Trench, reaches a depth of 5.88660 nautical miles below sea level. The first manned expedition to the bottom of Challenger Deep took 4 hours and 48 minutes in 1960. This was the only manned descent to the floor of the Trench until 2012, when director James Cameron made the trip; several other descents have been made since then.
It's about 75 times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 0.001097 nautical miles.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 0.001097 nautical miles from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.