To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (10³ and 10⁴ m).

Distances shorter than 1 km

Conversions

• 1 kilometre
• 0.621371 miles
• 1,093.61 yards
• 3,280.84 feet
• Side of a square of area 1 km².
• Radius of a circle of area 3.14 (Pi) km².

Wavelengths

• 1,000 m — Wavelength of the highest long wave radio frequency, 300 kHz
• 10,000 m — Wavelength of the lowest long wave radio frequency, 30 kHz

Human-built structures

• 1,991 m — Centre span of Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, longest suspension bridge in the world

Nature

• 1,085 m — Height of Matsunoki Touge, highest point of highway in Japan
• 1,637 m - Depth of Lake Baikal in Russia, the world's largest fresh water lake.
• 2,228 m — Height of Mount Kosciuszko, highest point in Australia
• 4,810 m — Height of Mont Blanc, highest peak in the Alps
• 4,884 m — Height of Carstensz Pyramid, highest peak in Oceania
• 5,072 m — Height of Tanggula Mountain Pass, highest railway pass in the world
• 5,565 m — Height of Semo La, highest road in the world
• 5,604 m — Height of Mount Damavand, highest peak in Iran
• 5,642 m — Height of Mount Elbrus, highest peak in Europe
• 5,895 m — Height of Mount Kilimanjaro, highest peak in Africa
• 6,081 m — Height of Mount Logan, highest peak in Canada
• 6,194 m — Height of Mount McKinley, highest peak in North America
• 6,959 m — Height of Aconcagua, highest peak in South America
• 7,500 m — Depth of Cayman Trench, deepest point in the Caribbean Sea
• 8,844 m — Height of Mount Everest, highest point on Earth, in Asia

Astronomical

• 1,000 m — Very approximate size of the smallest known moons of Jupiter
• 1,400 m — Diameter of Dactyl, the first confirmed asteroid moon
• 8,000 m — Diameter of Themisto, one of Jupiter's moons

Distances longer than 10 km

See also

• Orders of magnitude (length)

Orders of magnitude (length)

1 E3 m | 1 E3 m | 1 E3 m | 1 E3 m | 1 E3 m | 1 E3 m | 1 E3 m | 1 E3 m