How long is 31 light years?
It's about 6,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 0.00000000000000520 light years.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 0.00000000000000520 light years tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.
It's about 4,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 0.00000000000000800 light years.
(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 0.00000000000000800 light years. 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 5,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 0.000000000000005960 light years.
(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 0.000000000000005960 light years 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 7,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 0.000000000000004530 light years.
(a.k.a. Droichead na Leathphingine, a.k.a. Liffey Bridge, a.k.a. Droichead na Life, f.k.a. Wellington Bridge) (Quay of Bachelors Walk, Temple Bar Neighborhood, Dublin, Ireland)
The Ha'Penny Bridge, crossing the River Liffey in Dublin, measures 0.000000000000004530 light years in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about 15,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 0.000000000000002126350 light years.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 0.000000000000002126350 light years. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.00000000000000007610410 light years tall including the bails.
It's about 15,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 0.00000000000000202480 light years.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 0.00000000000000202480 light years. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about 10,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 0.00000000000000289960 light years.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 0.00000000000000289960 light years. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
It's about 10,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as De Gooyer
The height of De Gooyer is about 0.00000000000000290 light years.
(a.k.a. De Funenmolen, a.k.a. The Mill on the Funen) (near Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (total structure height)
The tallest windmill in Amsterdam, De Gooyer stands at 0.00000000000000290 light years in structural height. Its prominence owes to the fact that it was relocated atop the base of a former water mill, following two earlier moves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The windmill's four sails have a total span of about 0.00000000000000190 light years.
It's about 6,500,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 0.000000000000004960 light years.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 0.000000000000004960 light years tall. The tower's architecture was one source of inspiration behind the design of White Castle fast-food restaurants beginning with "Building Number 8," a prefabricated structure built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1936.
It's about 200,000,000,000,000,009,529,458,688 times as wide as a Glucose Molecule
The width of a Glucose Molecule is about 0.000000000000000000000000160 light years.
(C6H12O6, a.k.a. grape sugar) (open chain form)
Am individual glucose molecule measures 0.000000000000000000000000160 light years in its open-chain form. Glucose is the most common fuel source of energy in human biology, with 3.75 kilocalories of energy per gram.
It's about 150,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as wide as a Strand of Spaghetti
The width of a Strand of Spaghetti is about 0.000000000000000000180 light years.
(average; restaurant and supermarket applications) (based on FMA Omcan Italian Made TR50 Counter Top Pasta Machine Extruder 13317)
An average strand of restaurant-grade spaghetti measures 0.000000000000000000180 light years in thickness. In 2010, a California Buca di Beppo set a world record by preparing a 13,780-lb bowl of spaghetti, served in a swimming pool.
It's about 3,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as wide as a Strand of Hair
The width of a Strand of Hair is about 0.00000000000000000001000 light years.
(average)
A strand of human hair averages 99 µm (micrometers), with blond hair being the finest and black hair the thickest. On a healthy scalp, each strand of hair will last up to 6 years.
It's about 149,999,999,999,999,987,417,088 times as long as a Mitochondrion
The length of a Mitochondrion is about 0.0000000000000000000001990 light years.
(Eukaryotic; average)
A mitochondrion measures between 0.75 and 3 micrometers (µm). The mitochondrion is commonly referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for the generation of ATP. The size, shape, and distribution of mitochondria varies widely, with human liver cells each having 1,000 to 2,000 mitochondria.
It's about 250,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Grain of Sand
The length of a Grain of Sand is about 0.0000000000000000001320 light years.
(medium grain)
Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 0.0000000000000000001320 light years. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 0.00000000000000160 light years in height.
It's about 149,999,999,999,999,987,417,088 times as long as a Bacterium
The length of a Bacterium is about 0.000000000000000000000210 light years.
(Escherichia coli) (rod-shaped configuration)
An rod-shaped E. coli bacterium measures about 0.000000000000000000000210 light years in length. A staple of biology labs, E. coli can reproduce in as little as twenty minutes.