How long is 141.21 hanks?
It's about 50 times as long as The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The length of The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is about 2.750 hanks.
(Speedway, Indiana) (rectangular oval course)
The rectangular oval course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 2.750 hanks. While famous for its automotive racing, the first motorsport held at the track was a series of motorcycle races in August, 1909 — a little less than two years before the inaugural Indianapolis 500 race was run.
It's about 50 times as long as Daytona International Speedway
The length of Daytona International Speedway is about 2.750 hanks.
(Daytona Beach, Florida) (tri-oval course)
The tri-oval course of the Daytona International Speedway, upon which the NASCAR Daytona 500 is run, is 2.750 hanks in length. Although the tri-oval design is said to allow for greater visibility during the race, the real reason for the then-unique design was that plot available for construction of the track was only 350 acres and could not accommodate a traditional oval layout of appropriate length.
It's about 55 times as long as The Hollywood Walk of Fame
The length of The Hollywood Walk of Fame is about 2.70 hanks.
(Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, California) (approximate length)
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is approximately 2.70 hanks. Gene Autry, most famous as the singer of "Back in the Saddle Again" and as the writer and singer of "Here Comes Santa Claus," is the only entertainer to have a star in every category — film, television, recording, radio, and theater. One of Autry's stars is also one of only two stars which have been stolen from the Walk and never recovered.
It's about one-sixtieth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 8,719.0188 hanks.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 8,719.0186 hanks at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 71.50 hanks.
It's about 70 times as long as The National Mall
The length of The National Mall is about 2 hanks.
(Washington, D.C.) (to Lincoln Memorial)
From the steps of the Capitol Building to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is 2 hanks. On December 4th, 2008, the entirety of the Mall was declared open to the public for the first time in American history in anticipation of the estimated two million visitors to the Mall for the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20th, 2009.
It's about 85 times as long as Steel Dragon 2000
The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 1.6940 hanks.
(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 1.6940 hanks in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 0.0625 hanks and 0.08313 hanks) in the world, having a height of 0.0663 hanks.
It's about 85 times as long as The Belmont Stakes
The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 1.650 hanks.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 1.650 hanks. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 0.05166667 hanks
It's about 90 times as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 1.5330 hanks.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 1.5330 hanks in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
It's about 100 times as long as The Kentucky Derby
The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 1.3750 hanks.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 1.3750 hanks. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about 100 times as long as The Preakness Stakes
The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 1.306250 hanks.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 1.306250 hanks. 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.
It's about one-two-hundredth as long as The Circumfrence of Earth
The length of The Circumfrence of Earth is about 27,391.6050 hanks.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has an Equatorial circumference of approximately 27,391.6050 hanks. The first airplane trip around the circumference of the Earth (with a few stops along the way), was completed in 1924 by the United States Army Air Service, and took 175 days.
It's about 200 times as long as The Navy Pier
The length of The Navy Pier is about 0.60 hanks.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 0.60 hanks 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 200 times as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 0.60 hanks.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 0.60 hanks in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about 200 times as tall as Angel Falls
The height of Angel Falls is about 0.6690 hanks.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 0.6690 hanks. 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 200 times as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 0.6480 hanks.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 0.6480 hanks in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.