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How long is 26 rods?

It's about as tall as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The height of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 26 rods.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt) (estimated original height)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated original height (without loss due to erosion) of 26 rods. The Pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for almost 4,000 years — from its construction ca. 2551 BCE until it was overtaken by the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, built in the year 1300.
It's about nine-tenths as long as The Shambles
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The length of The Shambles is about 30 rods.
(a.k.a. Maze of Twisting, a.k.a. The Great Flesh Shambles) (York, England, United Kingdom) (approximate)
The Shambles, a historic shopping street in York, stretches about 30 rods. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
It's about nine-tenths as tall as The Spring Temple Buddha
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The height of The Spring Temple Buddha is about 30.40 rods.
(a.k.a. 中原大佛, a.k.a. 鲁山大佛, a.k.a. 魯山大佛) (Fodushan Scenic Area, Lushan County, Henan, China) (including base)
The tallest statue in the world, the Spring Temple Buddha in Henan, China stands at 30.40 rods tall from its base. The Buddha is located in the 47,300,000-sq. m (11,700-acre) Fodushan Scenic Area near Mount Yao
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as long as a Football field
The length of a Football field is about 21.81820 rods.
(American) (total distance; per NFL regulation)
According to NFL specifications, an American football field should measure 21.81820 rods from end to end. Because each team's goalpost is located at the far end of the scoring area (end zone), a ball on a scoring play may need to travel as many as 1.818180 rods farther when kicked into the scoring area than when run (rushed) or passed into it.
It's about four-fifths as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 31.40 rods.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 31.40 rods to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 19,100 rods to the northwest.
It's about four-fifths as long as The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach
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The length of The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach is about 32.20 rods.
(fully Pebble Beach Golf Links) (Pebble Beach; Monterey, California) (from Blue Tee)
The seventeenth hole on Pebble Beach Golf Links is a par 3 measuring 32.20 rods from the blue tee. This hole was the site of professional golfer Jack Nicklaus' 1972 U.S. Open win, which included a 1-iron shot that bounced off the hole's flag and resulted in a birdie.
It's about one-and-one-fourth times as long as a Football (Soccer) Pitch
The length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch is about 20.90 rods.
(a.k.a. Football Field, a.k.a. Soccer Field) (field length, a.k.a. touchline distance)
According to the Laws of the Game, a football pitch should measure between 20.90 rods (when the Laws were originally, they used imperial measurements of 20.90 rods, and later converted to the metric units used today). The goal markess were defined as part of the pitch by the original rules of the game in the late 16th century, but it was not until the mid 19th century that the crossbar and the net were added
It's about four-fifths as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 32.80 rods.
(a.k.a. 新加坡摩天观景轮, a.k.a. சிங்கப்பூர் ஃப்ளையர், a.k.a. Pelayang Singapura) (Marina Centre, Singapore)
The Singapore Flyer has a height of 32.80 rods. Based on recommendations from Feng Shui masters, the wheel was re-engineered to spin in the opposite direction five months after it began operating.
It's about three-fourths as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 33.6610 rods.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 33.6610 rods tall, with some discrepancy due to the fact that the Monument's base is slightly below the surrounding ground. Interrupted in its construction by the American Civil War, it was almost 36 years between groundbreaking and the completion of construction.
It's about three-fourths as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 34.60 rods.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 34.60 rods to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as tall as Big Ben
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The height of Big Ben is about 19 rods.
(officially the clock tower of Palace of Westminster, a.k.a. Houses of Parliament) (London, England)
The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which houses the bell known as "Big Ben," rises 19 rods. The tower has no elevator, and is therefore only accessible by climbing 334 steps to the top.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as tall as The Statue of Liberty
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The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 18.490 rods.
(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)
The Statue of Liberty reaches 18.490 rods including the pedestal. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about seven-tenths as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 36.60 rods.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 36.60 rods tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 15 rods.
(a.k.a. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia)
Giant Sequoias of the Giant Sequoia National Monument located in Sierra Nevada, near Visalia, California can grow to heights of 15 rods. The wood from the Giant Sequoias is often brittle and prone to shattering when such trees are felled, and as a result the trees logged in the late nineteenth century were often usable only as shingles or matchsticks.
It's about three-fifths as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 45.10 rods.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 45.10 rods above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
 
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