Is 43.80 nautical miles as long as The Space Needle?
It's about 450 times as tall as The Space Needle
The height of The Space Needle is about 0.0994 nautical miles.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.0994 nautical miles 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).
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