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How long is 15,000 milimeters?

It's about as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 15,000 milimeters.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 15,000 milimeters tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 14,630 milimeters.
(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(DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 14,630 milimeters (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 13,000 milimeters.
(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 13,000 milimeters. 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 four-fifths as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 19,156 milimeters.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 19,156 milimeters. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about three-fourths as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 20,116.80 milimeters.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 20,116.80 milimeters. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 720 mm tall including the bails.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 11,000 milimeters.
(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 11,000 milimeters 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 three-fifths as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 27,000 milimeters.
(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 27,000 milimeters 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 18,000 milimeters.
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 8,380 milimeters.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 8,380 milimeters 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 half as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 27,432 milimeters.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 27,432 milimeters. 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 two-and-a-half times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 5,700 milimeters.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 6,000 milimeters tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-third as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 42,900 milimeters.
(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 42,900 milimeters in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-third as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 46,900 milimeters.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 46,900 milimeters 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 three-tenths as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 49,000 milimeters.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 49,000 milimeters 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 three-tenths as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 51,640 milimeters.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 51,640 milimeters 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 three-and-a-half times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 4,079 milimeters.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 4,079 milimeters. 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.
 
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