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It's about four times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 93.80 cubits.
(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 93.80 cubits in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 1,690 cubits.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 1,690 cubits in total height. Although it sits just 91,900 cubits 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-fifth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 2,000 cubits.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 2,000 cubits 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 one-fifth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 2,000 cubits.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 2,000 cubits in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 1,810 cubits.
(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 1,810 cubits to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 1,260 cubits on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 623 cubits on the 78th floor.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 1,969 cubits.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 1,969 cubits in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 2,070 cubits.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 2,070 cubits in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 2,140 cubits.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 2,140 cubits. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about six times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 60 cubits.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 60 cubits. 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 six times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 59 cubits.
(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 59 cubits 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 39 cubits.
It's about eight times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 44 cubits.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 44 cubits. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 1.57480 cubits tall including the bails.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 41.8990 cubits.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 41.8990 cubits. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about eleven times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 33 cubits.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 33 cubits tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about eleven-and-a-half times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 32 cubits.
(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 32 cubits (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 4,180 cubits.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 4,180 cubits. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
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