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How long is 0.000000000000000489 parsecs?

It's about one-tenth as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 0.000000000000005960 parsecs.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.000000000000005960 parsecs 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 thirteen times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 0.0000000000000000390 parsecs.
(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 0.0000000000000000390 parsecs. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome."
It's about fourteen times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 0.0000000000000000360 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Kenneth George Baker) (1934-2016) (actor)
Kenny Baker, most famous for his role as R2-D2 in the Star Wars film franchise, was an LP with a height of 0.0000000000000000360 parsecs. Baker and his wife, Eileen, both made brief appearances as the small, woodland creatures known as Ewoks in the 1984 Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (a.k.a. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi).
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 0.000000000000007360 parsecs.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 0.000000000000007360 parsecs 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 seventeen times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 0.0000000000000000290 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Charles Sherwood Stratton) (1838-1883) (circus performer; height at death)
General Tom Thumb was an LP with a height (at his death) of 0.0000000000000000290 parsecs. Thumb stopped growing at 0.0000000000000000210 parsecs when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about nineteen times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 0.0000000000000000260 parsecs.
(for healthy, middle-aged man of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a man's step is 0.0000000000000000260 parsecs, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 0.0000000000000000510 parsecs. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about nineteen times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 0.0000000000000000260 parsecs.
(1969-2018) (actor)
Verne Troyer, most famous for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, was an LP with a height of 0.0000000000000000260 parsecs. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about one-twentieth as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 0.000000000000009530 parsecs.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 0.000000000000009530 parsecs. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 0.0000003110 parsecs, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-twentieth as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.00000000000001050 parsecs.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 0.00000000000001050 parsecs 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 0.00000000000000120 parsecs or less.
It's about twenty times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 0.0000000000000000210 parsecs.
(for healthy, middle-aged woman of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a woman's step is 0.0000000000000000210 parsecs, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 0.0000000000000000430 parsecs. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-twenty-fifth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 0.0000000000000123480 parsecs.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 0.0000000000000123480 parsecs to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about one-thirtieth as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 0.000000000000014650 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 0.000000000000014650 parsecs to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 0.0000000000000037270 parsecs deep.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 0.00000000000001590 parsecs.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 0.00000000000001590 parsecs tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 0.00000000000001540 parsecs above ground).
It's about one-thirty-fifth as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 0.00000000000001690 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 0.00000000000001690 parsecs to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 0.00000000000001340 parsecs.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 0.0000000000000179320 parsecs.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 0.0000000000000179320 parsecs tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
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