Length of the Epsom Derby horse race

Length of the Epsom Derby horse race (2.4 km)

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If Length of the Epsom Derby horse race (2.4 km) was a standard unit ...

  • Diameter of Venus (12,010 km)...more would be 5000 x Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Diameter of Mercury (4,880 km)...more would be 2000 x Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Length of I-90 highway from Boston to Seattle (4,860 km)...more would be 2000 x Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Diameter of Pluto (2,377 km)...more would be 1000 x Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Length of mainland Italy (1,185 km)...more would be 500 x Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Direct distance from Land's End to John o' Groats (970 km)...more would be 400 x Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Length of the St Lawrence Seaway Canal system (600 km)...more would be 250 x Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Diameter of the (fictional) Death Star in the first Star Wars movie (120 km)...more would be 50 x Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • World record longest flight of an arrow from a bow (2010) (484 m)...more would be 1/5 of Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Longest golf drive (471 m)...more would be 1/5 of Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Length of Tower Bridge over the Thames (244 m)...more would be 1/10 of Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Length of an ice-hockey rink (61 m)...more would be 1/40 of Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Height of a typical Hot Air Balloon (24 m)...more would be 1/100 of Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Length of a tennis court (23.77 m)...more would be 1/100 of Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Length overall of a `49er` racing dinghy (4.88 m)...more would be 1/500 of Length of the Epsom Derby horse race
  • Length of a lightsaber in the Star Wars movies (1.19 m)...more would be 1/2000 of Length of the Epsom Derby horse race

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