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  About Contact Developers Help Press Mentions Inquiries Guidance Privacy Cookies Design and text copyright © 2025.All rights reserved.   How long is 20 yards? It's about as long as a Bowling Lane The length of a Bowling Lane is about 20.9490 yards. (USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck) According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 20.9490 yards. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn.net/usbcongress/bowl/equipandspecs/pdfs/EquipSpecsManual_WEB.pdf#page=24  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn.net/usbcongress/bowl/equipandspecs/pdfs/EquipSpecsManual_WEB.pdf#page=24  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about nine-tenths as long as a Cricket Pitch The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 22 yards. (per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6) The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 22 yards. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.7874020 yards tall including the bails. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-6-the-pitch/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-6-the-pitch/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-and-one-fifth times as tall as The Hollywood Sign The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 16 yards. (a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California) Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 16 yards tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.hollywoodsign.org/pdf/HOLLYWOOD%20PLOTLINE.pdf  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.hollywoodsign.org/pdf/HOLLYWOOD%20PLOTLINE.pdf  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-and-one-fourth times as long as a Semitrailer The length of a Semitrailer is about 16 yards. (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 16 yards (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/publications/size_regs_final_rpt/index.htm#length  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/publications/size_regs_final_rpt/index.htm#length  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-and-two-fifths times as tall as a Brachiosaurus The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 14 yards. (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 14 yards. 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://books.google.com/books?id=FOViD-lDPy0C&lpg=PA288&dq=Colbert%2C%20E.%20H.%20(1962).%20%22The%20Weights%20of%20Dinosaurs%22.%20American%20Museum%20Novitates%20(2076)%3A%20p.%201%E2%80%9316&client=firefox-a&pg=PA414#v=onepage&q=&f=false  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://books.google.com/books?id=FOViD-lDPy0C&lpg=PA288&dq=Colbert%2C%20E.%20H.%20(1962).%20%22The%20Weights%20of%20Dinosaurs%22.%20American%20Museum%20Novitates%20(2076)%3A%20p.%201%E2%80%9316&client=firefox-a&pg=PA414#v=onepage&q=&f=false  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about two-thirds as tall as De Gooyer The height of De Gooyer is about 30 yards. (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 30 yards 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 20 yards. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – https://molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?tenbruggencatenummer=00699  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource https://molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?tenbruggencatenummer=00699  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about two-thirds as long as Baseball base distances The length of Baseball base distances is about 30 yards. (MLB Official Baseball Rules specification) According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 30 yards. 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2008/official_rules/01_objectives_of_the_game.pdf  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2008/official_rules/01_objectives_of_the_game.pdf  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as tall as a Telephone Pole The height of a Telephone Pole is about 12 yards. (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 12 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.psc.state.fl.us/ConsumerAssistance/UtilityPoleDescriptions  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.psc.state.fl.us/ConsumerAssistance/UtilityPoleDescriptions  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about two times as long as a London bus The length of a London bus is about 9.160 yards. (Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification) The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 9.160 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A8688766  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A8688766  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about two-fifths as long as Ha'Penny Bridge The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 46.90 yards. (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 46.90 yards in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – https://www.tripsavvy.com/hapenny-bridge-dublin-ireland-guide-4163595  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource https://www.tripsavvy.com/hapenny-bridge-dublin-ireland-guide-4163595  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about two-fifths as tall as The Chicago Water Tower The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 51.30 yards. (Chicago, Illinois) The Chicago Water Tower is 51.30 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/75000644.pdf  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/75000644.pdf  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about two-fifths as tall as The Arc de Triomphe The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 54 yards. (Paris, France) The Arc de Triomphe stands 54 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.arcdetriompheparis.com/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.arcdetriompheparis.com/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-third as tall as Nelson's Column The height of Nelson's Column is about 56.470 yards. (London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat) Nelson's Column measures 56.470 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1523653/Nelsons-Column-is-16ft-shorter-than-everybody-thought.html  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1523653/Nelsons-Column-is-16ft-shorter-than-everybody-thought.html  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-third as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 60 yards. (a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India) The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 60 yards in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mahabodhi-Temple  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mahabodhi-Temple  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "20 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-third as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 61.70 yards. (a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis) The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 61.70 yards tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/333926/Leaning-Tower-of-Pisa  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"20 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 20 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=height&unit=yrd&amt=20&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"20 yards." 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