What does 11 feet look like?

11-Foot Distance Comparisons

• 11 feet is about 1.8 times the width of an NHL hockey goal.

  The opening of an NHL goal measures 6 feet, or 72 inches, between its two posts. Its published measurement is 6 feet; the comparison comes from placing that figure against 11 feet.

  Source: National Hockey League

• For scale, 11 feet spans about 6% of the height of Horseshoe Falls.

  Niagara Parks lists the vertical height of Horseshoe Falls at approximately 170 feet above the river below. The source measurement converts to 170 feet, so the proportional comparison with 11 feet is 6% of that measurement.

  Source: Niagara Parks

• A 11-foot distance works out to about 1.7 times the minimum accessible doorway headroom.

  U.S. accessibility guidance uses 80 inches as the minimum unobstructed vertical clearance along circulation paths and through most doorways. Using its published size of 6.67 feet, dividing 11 by that reference gives 1.7 of those measurements.

  Source: U.S. Access Board

• For scale, 11 feet spans about 11% of the maximum length of a blue whale.

  NOAA describes blue whales as reaching roughly 100 feet in length, making them the largest animals known to have lived on Earth. The source measurement converts to 100 feet, so the proportional comparison with 11 feet is 11% of that measurement.

  Source: NOAA Fisheries

• Measured against the wingspan of the Wright Flyer, 11 feet is about 27% of that reference length.

  The Smithsonian records the 1903 Wright Flyer with a wingspan measuring approximately 40 feet 7 inches. Using its published size of 40.57 feet, dividing 11 by that reference gives 27% of that measurement.

  Source: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

• Compared with the solar-array span of the International Space Station, 11 feet is about 5% of that measurement.

  With its solar arrays extended, the International Space Station spans approximately 239 feet across its width. Its published measurement is 239 feet; the comparison comes from placing that figure against 11 feet.

  Source: NASA

• 11 feet is about 55% of the standard 20-foot shipping container.

  The 20-foot intermodal container is one of the two globally familiar container lengths used to move freight by ship, rail, and truck. Its published measurement is 20 feet; the comparison comes from placing that figure against 11 feet.

  Source: Bureau International des Containers

• 11 feet is approximately 3.4 meters.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 foot equals exactly 0.3048 meters, the unrounded result is 3.353 meters.