How long is 24,700 smoots?
It's about 45 times 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 45 times 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 50 times 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 50 times 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 50 times 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 55 times as tall as Gocta Falls
The height of Gocta Falls is about 453 smoots.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 453 smoots in total height. Although it sits just 24,700 smoots 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 one-fifty-fifth as long as The Colorado River
The length of The Colorado River is about 1,370,000 smoots.
(a.k.a. Aha Kwahwat, a.k.a. Grand River, a.k.a. Tizon River, a.k.a. Tecon River, a.k.a. Tison River) (from Grand Lake, Colorado through the Gulf of California)
The Colorado River runs 1,370,000 smoots in length. Along this length, the river descends from its source, approximately 1,620 smoots above sea level in the Rocky Mountains, to its mouth in the Gulf of California.
It's about one-seventieth as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 1,670,000 smoots.
(a.k.a. Donau, a.k.a. Dunaj, a.k.a. Dunav, a.k.a. Duna, a.k.a. Дунав (Dunav), a.k.a. Dunărea, a.k.a. Дунáй (Dunay), a.k.a. Tuna) (from Breg Martinskapelle, Black Forest, Germany through the Danube Delta, Romania)
The Danube river runs 1,670,000 smoots in total length. Intersecting Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia, the Danube touches more capital cities than any other river.
It's about 70 times as tall as a Canton Tower
The height of a Canton Tower is about 360 smoots.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 360 smoots to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about 75 times as tall as The CN Tower
The height of The CN Tower is about 325.140 smoots.
(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 325.140 smoots 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 80 times as tall as The Willis Tower
The height of The Willis Tower is about 306 smoots.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 306 smoots to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 242 smoots.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as long as The Oregon Trail
The length of The Oregon Trail is about 2,050,000 smoots.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 2,050,000 smoots across five (sometimes six) states in the western United States. In the early years of the Trail's existence, the trip was estimated to have taken an average of 160 days.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 2,070,000 smoots.
(a.k.a. Волга, a.k.a. İdel (Идел), a.k.a. Атăл (Atăl), a.k.a. Edil, a.k.a. İdil, a.k.a. Рав (Rav)) (from the Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast, Russia through the Caspian Sea)
The largest river in Europe, the Volga river runs 2,070,000 smoots in total length. World War II's Battle of Stalingrad between the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which resulted in nearly two million casualties, was fought in part for control of the river.
It's about 85 times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 289 smoots.
(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)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 289 smoots tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 279 smoots above ground).
It's about one-ninetieth as long as The Mississippi River
The length of The Mississippi River is about 2,213,000 smoots.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 2,213,000 smoots. Prior to the development of soil erosion programs, the Mississippi River would carry approximately 400 million metric tons of sediment from its banks to the Gulf of Mexico every year.