How long is 827.24 light years?
It's about 45,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Washington Monument
The height of The Washington Monument is about 0.0000000000000178940 light years.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 0.0000000000000178940 light years 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 3,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.000000000000000240 light years.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.000000000000000240 light years. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!
It's about 700,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 0.00000000000000120 light years.
(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 0.00000000000000120 light years 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.
It's about 4,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 0.0000000000000001890 light years.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 0.0000000000000001890 light years in total exterior height. When General Electric released its first widely-marketed refrigerator — the "Monitor Top" model — in 1927, it sold over one million units.
It's about 45,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Space Needle
The height of The Space Needle is about 0.00000000000001940 light years.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.00000000000001940 light years 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 45,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 0.00000000000001740 light years.
(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 0.00000000000001740 light years. 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 150,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 0.000000000000004960 light years.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 0.000000000000004960 light years 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 20,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Bowling Pin
The height of a Bowling Pin is about 0.00000000000000004030 light years.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling pin should be within 0.00000000000000000008390 light years of 0.00000000000000004030 light years in height. The USBC further mandates that certified pins be made of sugar maple wood, unless otherwise approved by the organization.
It's about 150,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Golf Tee
The height of a Golf Tee is about 0.00000000000000000570 light years.
The most common golf tee size and the length preferred for iron and most wood clubs is 0.00000000000000000570 light years tall. The tee did not come into common use until it was promoted by professional golfers Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, as part of a marketing effort by the patent-holder of the well-known, "Reddy Tee."
It's about 6,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 0.000000000000000140 light years.
(1961-) (actor and reality television star)
Matt Roloff, most famous for his role on the reality television show Little People, Big World, is an LP with a height of 0.000000000000000140 light years. In 1985, Roloff stared as an Ewok — one of the small, woodland creatures from the Star Wars franchise — in the movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
It's about 9,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 0.0000000000000000860 light years.
(1969-2018) (actor)
Verne Troyer, most famous for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, was an LP with a height of 0.0000000000000000860 light years. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about 8,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 0.0000000000000000960 light years.
(a.k.a. Charles Sherwood Stratton) (1838-1883) (circus performer; height at death)
General Tom Thumb was an LP with a height (at his death) of 0.0000000000000000960 light years. Thumb stopped growing at 0.0000000000000000680 light years when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about 6,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 0.000000000000000130 light years.
(a.k.a. Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize) (1943-1993) (actor)
Hervé Villechaize, most famous for his role as Tattoo on the 1978-84 television series Fantasy Island, was an LP with a height of 0.000000000000000130 light years. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome."
It's about 7,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 0.000000000000000120 light years.
(a.k.a. Kenneth George Baker) (1934-2016) (actor)
Kenny Baker, most famous for his role as R2-D2 in the Star Wars film franchise, was an LP with a height of 0.000000000000000120 light years. Baker and his wife, Eileen, both made brief appearances as the small, woodland creatures known as Ewoks in the 1984 Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (a.k.a. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi).
It's about 5,500,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 0.000000000000000150 light years.
(a.k.a. Gary Wayne Coleman) (1978-2009) (actor)
Gary Coleman, most famous for his role as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes was 0.000000000000000150 light years tall. His small stature was a result of a congenital kidney disease. Coleman worked as a security guard since following his career as an actor.