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How long is 71.09 leas?

It's about thirty times as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 2.31420 leas.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 2.31420 leas 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 thirty times as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 2.260 leas.
(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 2.260 leas. 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 thirty times as long as The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach
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The length of The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach is about 2.210 leas.
(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 2.210 leas 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 thirty times as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 2.160 leas.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 2.160 leas to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 1,310 leas to the northwest.
It's about thirty times as tall as The Spring Temple Buddha
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The height of The Spring Temple Buddha is about 2.09 leas.
(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 2.09 leas 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 forty times as long as The Shambles
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The length of The Shambles is about 2.10 leas.
(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 2.10 leas. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
It's about 40 times as tall as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The height of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 1.80 leas.
(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 1.80 leas. 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 45 times as long as a Football field
The length of a Football field is about 1.50 leas.
(American) (total distance; per NFL regulation)
According to NFL specifications, an American football field should measure 1.50 leas 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 0.1250 leas farther when kicked into the scoring area than when run (rushed) or passed into it.
It's about 50 times as long as a Football (Soccer) Pitch
The length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch is about 1.440 leas.
(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 1.440 leas (when the Laws were originally, they used imperial measurements of 1.440 leas, 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 55 times as tall as Big Ben
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The height of Big Ben is about 1.30 leas.
(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 1.30 leas. The tower has no elevator, and is therefore only accessible by climbing 334 steps to the top.
It's about 55 times as tall as The Statue of Liberty
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The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 1.2710 leas.
(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 1.2710 leas 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 70 times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 1 leas.
(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 1 leas. 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 75 times as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 0.9360 leas.
(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 0.9360 leas. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 113,000 leas before refueling.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as long as The Grand Canyon
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The length of The Grand Canyon is about 6,100 leas.
(a.k.a. Gran Cañón) (Arizona) (Colorado River miles measure)
The Grand Canyon has a total length of 6,100 leas along the course of the Colorado River at its bottom. Having opened in early 2007, the Grand Canyon Skywalk allows tourists to stand on a horseshoe-shaped glass walkway 15 leas above the floor of Granite Gorge.
It's about 90 times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
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The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 0.7870 leas.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 0.7870 leas tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
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