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How long is 15 nautical miles?

It's about 10,000 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.0012 nautical miles.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.0012 nautical miles. 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.

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It's about 15,000 times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 0.0012 nautical miles.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 0.0012 nautical miles tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 0.0011 nautical miles and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about 15,000 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.0012 nautical miles.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.0012 nautical miles tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about 15,000 times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 0.001097 nautical miles.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 0.001097 nautical miles from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 15,000 times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 0.001097 nautical miles.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 0.001097 nautical miles from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as long as The Distance from Earth to the Moon
The length of The Distance from Earth to the Moon is about 207,579.10 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Luna) (median of semi-major axis, or apigee, and semi-minor axes, or perigee)
The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is elliptical, with an average distance of 207,579.10 nautical miles from center-to-center. About 428.376 kg of moon rock have been cataloged on the Earth, from the American Apollo and Soviet Luna Programs, and from samples that have been extracted from meteorites.
It's about 15,000 times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 0.00108 nautical miles.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 0.00107 nautical miles tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.000108 nautical miles shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about 15,000 times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 0.001029 nautical miles.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 0.001029 nautical miles from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 15,000 times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 0.001029 nautical miles.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 0.001029 nautical miles from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 15,000 times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 0.000967 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 0.000967 nautical miles 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 15,000 times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 0.00092 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Napoleon Bonaparte; a.k.a. Napoleon I, a.k.a. Napoleone di Buonaparte) (1759-1821) (French leader)
Despite his frequent characterizations as much shorter than average, Napoleon was a period-average height of approximately 0.00092 nautical miles. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.
It's about 20,000 times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 0.00081 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.) (1944-) (actor)
Danny DeVito, best known for his role as Louie De Palma in the 1978-83 television series Taxi, is 0.00081 nautical miles tall. After graduating from high school, DeVito became a licensed cosmetician and it was out of interest in cosmetology that he first enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and later began to study acting.
It's about 20,000 times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 0.00076 nautical miles.
(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 0.00076 nautical miles 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.
It's about 20,000 times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 0.0007 nautical miles.
(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 0.0007 nautical miles. 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 25,000 times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 0.00065 nautical miles.
(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 0.00065 nautical miles. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome."
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