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To help compare different
orders of magnitude
this page lists lengths between 100
m
and 1
km
.
See also
lengths of other orders of magnitude
.
Shorter distances
100 m is equal to:
wavelength of the highest
medium wave
radio frequency,
3 MHz
328
feet
side of
square
of area
1 hectare
the distance a
very fast human being
can run in about 10 seconds
105 m -- length of
soccer
field
137 m -- height of the
Great Pyramid of Giza
187 m -- shortest wavelength of the broadcast
radio
AM band,
1600 kHz
193 m -- the approximate length of
New Jersey State Highway 59
254 m -- 1000
feet
300 m -- height of the
Eiffel Tower
340 m -- distance
sound
travels in air in one second; see
speed of sound
390 m -- height of
Empire State Building
452 m -- height of the
Petronas Towers[?]
, the tallest
skyscrapers
in the world
541 m -- height of the planned memorial at the
World Trade Center site
553.33 m -- height of the
CN Tower
, the world's tallest free-standing land structure
555 m -- longest wavelength of the broadcast
radio
AM band,
540 kHz
1 km = 0.62
miles
1 km -- wavelength of the lowest
medium wave
radio frequency,
300 kHz
Longer distances
External link
Conversion Calculator for Units of LENGTH
(
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccleng.htm
)
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