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It's about 55 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 3 paces.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 3 paces. 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 thirty times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 5.3530 paces.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 5.3530 paces. As the longest continuously-produced automobile design — in production for 75 years between 1938 and 2003 — the Beetle was voted the most fourth-most influential car of the twentieth century by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
It's about twenty times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 7.50 paces.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 7.90 paces tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 11 paces.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 11 paces in length. The buses were said to be well-designed for travel in the London traffic, as they offered an open door for riders to board and exit even while the bus was moving at low speeds, and a full-time conductor to collect fares.
It's about eleven times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 14 paces.
(a.k.a. Utility Pole, a.k.a Power Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Post, a.k.a. Hydro Pole) (exposed height; per Florida Public Service Commission average)
A standard telephone pole is 14 paces tall. Despite alternatives, most telephone poles in the US are made of wood — most commonly pine — and have a lifespan of 25 to 50 years, depending on climate and preservatives applied.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 17 paces.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 17 paces. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 19.20 paces.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 19.20 paces (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about eight times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 20 paces.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 20 paces tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about six-and-a-half times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 25.1390 paces.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 25.1390 paces. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about six times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 26.40 paces.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 26.40 paces. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.9448820 paces tall including the bails.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 35 paces.
(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 35 paces 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 24 paces.
It's about four-and-a-half times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 36 paces.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 36 paces. 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 three times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 56.30 paces.
(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 56.30 paces in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 61.50 paces.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 61.50 paces 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 two-and-a-half times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 64 paces.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 64 paces 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.
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