How long is 150 leas?
It's about eleven-and-a-half times as tall as Tugela Falls
The height of Tugela Falls is about 13 leas.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 13 leas in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about twelve times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 12.30 leas.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 12.30 leas in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as tall as Burj Dubai
The height of Burj Dubai is about 11.30 leas.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 11.30 leas to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 7.890 leas on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 3.90 leas on the 78th floor.
It's about fourteen times as tall as Gocta Falls
The height of Gocta Falls is about 10.50 leas.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 10.50 leas in total height. Although it sits just 574 leas from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about eighteen times as tall as a Canton Tower
The height of a Canton Tower is about 8.30 leas.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
It's about twenty times as tall as The CN Tower
The height of The CN Tower is about 7.56410 leas.
(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 7.56410 leas 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.
It's about twenty times as tall as The Willis Tower
The height of The Willis Tower is about 7.110 leas.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 7.110 leas 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 5.630 leas.
It's about twenty times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 6.730 leas.
(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 6.730 leas 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 6.480 leas above ground).
It's about twenty times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 6.1780 leas.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 6.1780 leas 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 1.5720 leas deep.
It's about thirty times as tall as The Empire State Building
The height of The Empire State Building is about 5.20850 leas.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 5.20850 leas 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 thirty times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 4.430 leas.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 4.430 leas 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 0.5060 leas or less.
It's about forty times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 4.02 leas.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 4.02 leas. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 131,000,000 leas, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-fortieth as long as The Grand Canyon
The length of The Grand Canyon is about 6,100 leas.
(a.k.a. Gran Cañón) (Arizona) (Colorado River miles measure)
The Grand Canyon has a total length of 6,100 leas along the course of the Colorado River at its bottom. Having opened in early 2007, the Grand Canyon Skywalk allows tourists to stand on a horseshoe-shaped glass walkway 15 leas above the floor of Granite Gorge.
It's about 50 times as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 3.10 leas.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 3.10 leas 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 60 times as tall as The Space Needle
The height of The Space Needle is about 2.520 leas.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 2.520 leas 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).