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How long is 0.000000000000016 parsecs?

It's about one-fifth as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 0.000000000000078232930 parsecs.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 0.000000000000078232930 parsecs. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 0.0000000000000024497180 parsecs
It's about one-fifth as long as The National Mall
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The length of The National Mall is about 0.0000000000001000 parsecs.
(Washington, D.C.) (to Lincoln Memorial)
From the steps of the Capitol Building to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is 0.0000000000001000 parsecs. 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 one-fifth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
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The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 0.000000000000080340 parsecs.
(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 0.000000000000080340 parsecs in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 0.0000000000000029630 parsecs and 0.0000000000000039410 parsecs) in the world, having a height of 0.0000000000000031440 parsecs.
It's about five times as tall as Big Ben
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The height of Big Ben is about 0.00000000000000310 parsecs.
(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 0.00000000000000310 parsecs. The tower has no elevator, and is therefore only accessible by climbing 334 steps to the top.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as The Statue of Liberty
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The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 0.0000000000000030140 parsecs.
(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 0.0000000000000030140 parsecs 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 six-and-a-half times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 0.00000000000000250 parsecs.
(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 0.00000000000000250 parsecs. 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 seven times as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 0.000000000000002220 parsecs.
(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 0.000000000000002220 parsecs. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 0.0000000002690 parsecs before refueling.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Hollywood Walk of Fame
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The length of The Hollywood Walk of Fame is about 0.000000000000130 parsecs.
(Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, California) (approximate length)
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is approximately 0.000000000000130 parsecs. 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-tenth as long as The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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The length of The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is about 0.0000000000001303880 parsecs.
(Speedway, Indiana) (rectangular oval course)
The rectangular oval course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 0.0000000000001303880 parsecs. 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 one-tenth as long as Daytona International Speedway
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The length of Daytona International Speedway is about 0.0000000000001303880 parsecs.
(Daytona Beach, Florida) (tri-oval course)
The tri-oval course of the Daytona International Speedway, upon which the NASCAR Daytona 500 is run, is 0.0000000000001303880 parsecs 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 eight-and-a-half times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
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The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 0.000000000000001870 parsecs.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 0.000000000000001870 parsecs 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.
It's about nine times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 0.000000000000001830 parsecs.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 0.000000000000001830 parsecs tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean.
It's about nine times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
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The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 0.00000000000000180 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 0.00000000000000180 parsecs in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 0.0000000000000016740 parsecs.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 0.0000000000000016740 parsecs from the first step of the pedestal's base to the top of the statue's hat. While the London tower is the tallest, there are at least eight other monuments to Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Barbados.
It's about one-tenth as tall as a Puncak Jaya
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The height of a Puncak Jaya is about 0.00000000000015830 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Mt. Carstensz, a.k.a. Carstensz Pyramid, a.k.a. Nemangkawi, a.k.a. Carstensz Toppen, a.k.a. Gunung Sukarno) (Papua province, Indonesia)
The highest point in Oceania (and therefore one of the seven summits) peak of Puncak Jaya is 0.00000000000015830 parsecs. Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, the mountain's namesake, is said to have been ridiculed for claiming to have seen snow near the equator when he reported his discovery of the peak in 1623.
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