What does 1 yard look like?

1-Yard Distance Comparisons

• A 1-yard distance works out to about 1% of the height of the Statue of Liberty from ground to torch.

  From the ground at the base of the pedestal to the tip of the torch, the Statue of Liberty rises approximately 305 feet. Using its published size of 101.67 yards, dividing 1 by that reference gives 1% of that measurement.

  Source: National Park Service

• For scale, 1 yard spans about 5% of the maximum length of a humpback whale.

  NOAA describes adult humpback whales as reaching lengths of approximately 60 feet in some populations. The source measurement converts to 20 yards, so the proportional comparison with 1 yard is 5% of that measurement.

  Source: NOAA Fisheries

• 1 yard is about 2% of the length of an Olympic-size swimming pool.

  World Aquatics specifies a 50-metre racing course for an Olympic long-course pool, equal to approximately 164 feet. Its published measurement is 54.68 yards; the comparison comes from placing that figure against 1 yard.

  Source: World Aquatics

• 1 yard is about 0% of the height of Hoover Dam.

  Hoover Dam rises 726 feet from its foundation in Black Canyon and holds back the Colorado River to form Lake Mead. Its published measurement is 242 yards; the comparison comes from placing that figure against 1 yard.

  Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

• Compared with the length of a Space Shuttle orbiter, 1 yard is about 2% of that measurement.

  NASA's Space Shuttle orbiter measured approximately 122 feet 3 inches from its nose to vertical tail. The source measurement converts to 40.75 yards, so the proportional comparison with 1 yard is 2% of that measurement.

  Source: NASA

• 1 yard is about 1.1 times the minimum clear width of an accessible doorway.

  U.S. accessibility standards generally require at least 32 inches of clear passage width when an accessible door is opened. The source measurement converts to 0.89 yards, so the proportional comparison with 1 yard is 1.1 of those measurements.

  Source: U.S. Access Board

• Compared with the length of a Boeing 747-8, 1 yard is about 1% of that measurement.

  The Boeing 747-8 measures approximately 250 feet 2 inches from its distinctive nose to its tail. The source measurement converts to 83.39 yards, so the proportional comparison with 1 yard is 1% of that measurement.

  Source: Boeing

• 1 yard is approximately 0.9 meters.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 yard equals exactly 0.9144 meters, the unrounded result is 0.914 meters.