How long is 366.67 chains?
It's about 500 times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 0.750 chains.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 0.750 chains tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about 500 times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 0.72730 chains.
(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(DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 0.72730 chains (unless superseded by state law).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-five-hundredth as long as The Mississippi River
The length of The Mississippi River is about 187,200 chains.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 187,200 chains. Prior to the development of soil erosion programs, the Mississippi River would carry approximately 400 million metric tons of sediment from its banks to the Gulf of Mexico every year.
It's about 550 times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 0.650 chains.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 0.650 chains. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about one-six-hundredth as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York
The length of The Distance from L.A. to New York is about 223,000 chains.
(Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York) (via I-10 E, I-15 N, I-70 E, I-76 E, I-80 E, I-280 E)
The total length of the freeway route from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York via Interstate 80 is 223,000 chains long. This route intersects eleven states and several major cities, including Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Lincoln, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; South Bend, Indiana; and Cleveland, Ohio.
It's about one-six-hundred-fiftieth as long as I-80
The length of I-80 is about 230,555 chains.
(a.k.a. Interstate 80, a.k.a. Keystone Shortway) (net length)
Interstate 80, crosses the continent of North America from Teaneck, New Jersey to San Francisco, California and covers a total length of 230,555 chains. A 2,982.580 chains stretch between mile marker 318 in Grand Island, Nebraska and mile marker 390 in Lincoln, Nebraska is the longest straight path in the US Interstate system.
It's about 650 times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 0.550 chains.
(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 0.550 chains 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 one-eight-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 311,100 chains.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (wall segments only)
The Great Wall of China has total wall segment length of 311,100 chains. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about one-eight-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Amazon River
The length of The Amazon River is about 320,000 chains.
(from Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru through near Marajó, Brazil) (approximate distance)
The Amazon River has an approximate distance of 320,000 chains. Although by most measures it is the largest and one of the most significant rivers in the world, the region surrounding the Amazon is mostly sparsely populated and the river itself has no bridges across it at any point.
It's about 900 times as long as a London bus
The length of a London bus is about 0.4170 chains.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 0.4170 chains in length. The buses were said to be well-designed for travel in the London traffic, as they offered an open door for riders to board and exit even while the bus was moving at low speeds, and a full-time conductor to collect fares.
It's about one-one-thousandth as long as The Great Wall of China (total)
The length of The Great Wall of China (total) is about 440,000 chains.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (total length, all branches)
The Great Wall of China, including all branches and trenches, is 440,000 chains. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about 1,500 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.280 chains.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.30 chains tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 634,110.450 chains.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 634,110.450 chains 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 5,200 chains.
It's about 2,000 times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 0.20280 chains.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.20280 chains. As the longest continuously-produced automobile design — in production for 75 years between 1938 and 2003 — the Beetle was voted the most fourth-most influential car of the twentieth century by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
It's about 3,000 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.110 chains.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.110 chains. 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!