How long is 226 fathoms?
It's about one-fifth as long as The Kentucky Derby
The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 1,100 fathoms.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 1,100 fathoms. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 42 fathoms.
(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 42 fathoms. 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 one-fifth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 1,226 fathoms.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 1,226 fathoms in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
It's about one-fifth as long as The Belmont Stakes
The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 1,320 fathoms.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 1,320 fathoms. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 41.333330 fathoms
It's about one-fifth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 1,356 fathoms.
(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 1,356 fathoms in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 50 fathoms and 66.50 fathoms) in the world, having a height of 53.04 fathoms.
It's about six times as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 37.50 fathoms.
(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 37.50 fathoms. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 4,530,000 fathoms before refueling.
It's about seven times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 31.50 fathoms.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 31.50 fathoms 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 seven-and-a-half times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 30.80 fathoms.
(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 30.80 fathoms 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 seven-and-a-half times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 30 fathoms.
(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 30 fathoms 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 eight times as tall as Nelson's Column
The height of Nelson's Column is about 28.240 fathoms.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 28.240 fathoms 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 eight-and-a-half times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 27 fathoms.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 27 fathoms 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 nine times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 25.60 fathoms.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 25.60 fathoms 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 one-tenth as long as The Hollywood Walk of Fame
The length of The Hollywood Walk of Fame is about 2,100 fathoms.
(Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, California) (approximate length)
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is approximately 2,100 fathoms. 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 nine-and-a-half times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 23.50 fathoms.
(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 23.50 fathoms in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The length of The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is about 2,200 fathoms.
(Speedway, Indiana) (rectangular oval course)
The rectangular oval course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 2,200 fathoms. 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.