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How long is 120 spans?

It's about 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 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 one-and-one-third 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-and-two-fifths 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.
It's about two-thirds 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 three-fifths as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 205 spans.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 205 spans tall. The tower's architecture was one source of inspiration behind the design of White Castle fast-food restaurants beginning with "Building Number 8," a prefabricated structure built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1936.
It's about three-fifths as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 210 spans.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 210 spans tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 66 spans.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 66 spans tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 64 spans.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 64 spans (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about half as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 225.90 spans.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 225.90 spans from the first step of the pedestal's base to the top of the statue's hat. While the London tower is the tallest, there are at least eight other monuments to Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Barbados.
It's about half as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
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The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 240 spans.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 240 spans in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about half as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 247 spans.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 247 spans tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean.
It's about two times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 57 spans.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 57 spans. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about half as tall as The Cinderella Castle
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The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 252 spans.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 252 spans tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 48 spans.
(a.k.a. Utility Pole, a.k.a Power Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Post, a.k.a. Hydro Pole) (exposed height; per Florida Public Service Commission average)
A standard telephone pole is 48 spans tall. Despite alternatives, most telephone poles in the US are made of wood — most commonly pine — and have a lifespan of 25 to 50 years, depending on climate and preservatives applied.
 
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