Height of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC

Height of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC (169 m)

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Height of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC (169 m)

  • is 1/250 of Highest freefall parachute jump (2014) (41.4 km)...more
  • is 1/50 of Height of K2 mountain (8.61 km)...more
  • is 1/5 of Height of the `Burj Khalifa` skyscraper (Dubai) (830 m)...more
  • is about as big as Height of Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona (170 m)...more
  • is 4 x Height of the Antares 230 launch rocket (42.5 m)...more
  • is 4 x Initial height of the world's first skyscraper ? the Home Insurance Building (42 m)...more
  • is 40 x Height of an African elephant (4.2 m)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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