How long is 666 lengths?
It's about one-fifth as long as Calangute Beach
The length of Calangute Beach is about 3,000 lengths.
(Goa, India) (approximate)
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Goa, Calangute Beach, the "Queen of Beaches," stretches about 7 km in length.
It's about five times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 133 lengths.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 133 lengths tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 15.20 lengths or less.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Mount Everest
The height of Mount Everest is about 3,628.960 lengths.
(a.k.a. Mount Chomolungma, a.k.a. Sagarmatha, a.k.a. Mount Qomolangma, a.k.a. सगरमाथा, a.k.a. Chajamlungma, a.k.a. ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, a.k.a. 珠穆朗玛峰, a.k.a. Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) (Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal and Tibet, China) (to summit, excluding snow depth)
Mount Everest rises 3,628.960 lengths above sea level at its summit. The plate tectonics of the Indian subcontinent continuously alter the mountain's peak — raising it by 0.00164042 lengths and shifting it to the northeast by 0.00184547 lengths each year.
It's about five-and-a-half times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 121 lengths.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 121 lengths. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 3,940,000,000 lengths, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-fifth as tall as a Mauna Loa
The height of a Mauna Loa is about 3,760 lengths.
(Hawaii) (Hawaiian island volcano) (total height from seafloor)
Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes which forms the island of Hawaii and the tallest mountain in total height in the world, rises to 3,773 lengths above the seafloor. The peak of Loa is home to the approximately 6,000 sq. m (0.6 ha) Lake Waiau, one of the highest altitude lakes in the United States outside of Colorado.
It's about one-tenth as tall as Maxwell Montes
The height of Maxwell Montes is about 4,500 lengths.
(Ishtar Terra, Venus)
Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 4,500 lengths. Since Venus does not seem to have the kind of tectonic activity which gives rise to mountains on Earth, the origin of the Venusian mountain remains the subject of some dispute.
It's about one-tenth as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 4,471 lengths.
(near Marianas Islands, a.k.a. Ladrones Islands, northwestern Pacific Ocean) (depth below sea level)
The Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Marianas Trench, reaches a depth of 4,471 lengths below sea level. The first manned expedition to the bottom of Challenger Deep took 4 hours and 48 minutes in 1960. This was the only manned descent to the floor of the Trench until 2012, when director James Cameron made the trip; several other descents have been made since then.
It's about seven times as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 93.10 lengths.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 93.10 lengths 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.
It's about nine times as tall as The Space Needle
The height of The Space Needle is about 75.50 lengths.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 75.50 lengths 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 nine-and-a-half times as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 71.40 lengths.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 71.40 lengths 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 nine-and-a-half times as tall as The Washington Monument
The height of The Washington Monument is about 69.4270 lengths.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 69.4270 lengths 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 ten times as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 67.70 lengths.
(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 67.70 lengths. 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 ten times as long as The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach
The length of The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach is about 66.40 lengths.
(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 66.40 lengths 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 ten-and-a-half times as tall as Blackpool Tower
The height of Blackpool Tower is about 64.80 lengths.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 64.80 lengths to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 39,400 lengths to the northwest.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as tall as The Spring Temple Buddha
The height of The Spring Temple Buddha is about 62.70 lengths.
(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 62.70 lengths tall from its base. The Buddha is located in the 47,300,000-sq. m (11,700-acre) Fodushan Scenic Area near Mount Yao