How long is 42 metres?
The sourced comparisons below place 42 metres alongside recognizable real-world dimensions from several categories.
42-Metre Distance Comparisons
Measured against the length of an Airbus A330-900, 42 metres spans about 66% of that reference.
Using the source measurement of 63.66 metres, this comparison puts the target at 66% of it.
Source: Airbus
42 metres is about 1.7 times the length of a short-course competition pool.
Using the source measurement of 25 metres, this comparison puts the target at 1.7 of it.
Source: World Aquatics
For scale, 42 metres is about 38% of the 110-metre hurdles event.
Its published measurement is 110 metres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.
Source: World Athletics
Measured against the height of the Arc de Triomphe, 42 metres spans about 83% of that reference.
Using the source measurement of 50.6 metres, this comparison puts the target at 83% of it.
Source: Centre des monuments nationaux
42 metres is about 1.4 times the typical upper length of an adult blue whale.
Its published measurement is 30 metres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.
Source: NOAA Fisheries
Measured against the height of the General Sherman tree, 42 metres spans about 50% of that reference.
The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.
Source: National Park Service
42 metres is about 58% of the height of the Taj Mahal.
Using the source measurement of 73 metres, this comparison puts the target at 58% of it.
Source: Archaeological Survey of India
42 metres is approximately 137.8 feet.
Using the exact conversion that 1 metre equals exactly 3.280839895 feet, the unrounded result is 137.795 feet.
Reference measurements are rounded where appropriate, and naturally variable objects are described as approximate, typical, or maximum sizes.
