What does 6 metres look like?

6-Metre Distance Comparisons

• Measured against the depth of a football goal area, 6 metres spans about 1.1 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 5.5 metres, this comparison puts the target at 1.1 of it.

  Source: FIFA

• 6 metres is about 1.7 times the diameter of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: European Southern Observatory

• For scale, 6 metres is about 12% of the height of the Arc de Triomphe.

  Using the source measurement of 50.6 metres, this comparison puts the target at 12% of it.

  Source: Centre des monuments nationaux

• Measured against the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, 6 metres spans about 10% of that reference.

  Its published measurement is 58.36 metres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: Opera della Primaziale Pisana

• Measured against the width of a singles badminton court, 6 metres spans about 1.2 times that reference.

  Its published measurement is 5.18 metres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: Badminton World Federation

• Measured against the height of a regulation basketball rim, 6 metres spans about 2 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 3.05 metres, this comparison puts the target at 2 of it.

  Source: FIBA

• For scale, 6 metres is about 2.2 times the length of a table-tennis table.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: International Table Tennis Federation

• 6 metres is approximately 19.7 feet.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 metre equals exactly 3.280839895 feet, the unrounded result is 19.685 feet.