How long is 500 meters?
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 492 meters.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
It's about as tall as The Willis Tower
The height of The Willis Tower is about 520 meters.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 451.90 meters.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
It's about nine-tenths as tall as The CN Tower
The height of The CN Tower is about 553.330 meters.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 553.33 m tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about four-fifths as tall as a Canton Tower
The height of a Canton Tower is about 610 meters.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
It's about one-and-three-tenths times as tall as The Empire State Building
The height of The Empire State Building is about 381.01 meters.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 381.01 m 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 one-and-a-half times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 324 meters.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
It's about two-thirds as tall as Gocta Falls
The height of Gocta Falls is about 771 meters.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 771 m in total height. Although it sits just 42,000 meters from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about three-fifths as tall as Burj Dubai
The height of Burj Dubai is about 828 meters.
(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 828 m to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 577 m on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 285 m on the 78th floor.
It's about three-fifths as long as The Navy Pier
The length of The Navy Pier is about 900 meters.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 900 m 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 three-fifths as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 900 meters.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 900 m in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 294 meters.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 294 m. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 9,600,000,000 meters, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about three-fifths as tall as Olo'upena Falls
The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 900.10 meters.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 900.1 m in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about half as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 948 meters.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 948 m in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about half as tall as Angel Falls
The height of Angel Falls is about 979 meters.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)