What does 5 metres look like?

5-Metre Distance Comparisons

• 5 metres is about 1.4 times the diameter of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope.

  Using the source measurement of 3.6 metres, this comparison puts the target at 1.4 of it.

  Source: European Southern Observatory

• Measured against the height of a regulation basketball rim, 5 metres spans about 1.6 times that reference.

  Its published measurement is 3.05 metres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: FIBA

• 5 metres is about 14% of the length of an Airbus A220-100.

  Using the source measurement of 35 metres, this comparison puts the target at 14% of it.

  Source: Airbus

• Measured against the length of an Airbus A320neo, 5 metres spans about 13% of that reference.

  Its published measurement is 37.57 metres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: Airbus

• 5 metres is about 13% of the height of Christ the Redeemer including pedestal.

  Using the source measurement of 38 metres, this comparison puts the target at 13% of it.

  Source: Brazil Ministry of Tourism

• Measured against the short side of an A1 sheet, 5 metres spans about 8.4 times that reference.

  Its published measurement is 0.59 metres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• For scale, 5 metres is about 8.4 times the long side of an A2 sheet.

  Using the source measurement of 0.59 metres, this comparison puts the target at 8.4 of it.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 5 metres is approximately 16.4 feet.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 metre equals exactly 3.280839895 feet, the unrounded result is 16.404 feet.