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Legua nautica (nautical league): Between 1400 and 1600 the Spanish nautical league was equal to four Roman miles of 4,842 feet, making it 19,368 feet (5,903 metres or 3.1876 modern nautical miles). However, the accepted number of Spanish nautical leagues to a degree varied between 14 1/6 to 16 2/3, so in actual practice the length of a Spanish ...
The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English feet, or 1,760 yards. The statute mile was standardised between the Commonwealth of Nations and the United ...
The O.S. Grid Reference of the road end is SW342250, Postcode TR19 7AA. In fact it, or strictly speaking Dr Syntax's Head, SW341253, a few hundred yards NW of the road end, is mainland England's most westerly point. [1] The most southerly point is Lizard Point, about 9 miles (14 km) further south. Land's End is sometimes reckoned incorrectly as ...
nymil – New mile from 1889, 10 km exactly. Commonly used to this day, normally referred to as mil. mil – Mile, also lantmil. From 1699, defined as a unity mile of 18000 aln or 10.69 km. The unified mile was meant to define the suitable distance between inns. kyndemil – The distance a torch will last, approx 16 km
40 miles (60 km) Avoca stn. 42 miles (70 km) Para: 68 miles (109 km) 483 miles (780 km) 93 miles (150 km) Burtundy: South: 109 miles (180 km) Middle Yards: 118 miles (190 km) Mallara / Malara: East: 137 miles (220 km) 552 miles (890 km) 188 miles (300 km) Tarcoola: 138 miles (220 km) 553 miles (890 km) 191 miles (310 km) Pooncarie: East: 144 ...
For example, a rifle capable of firing a ½ or 0.5 MOA (approximately 0.5 inch center to center of the two holes furthest apart) 5-round group (often referred to as "grouping") at 100 yards will theoretically fire a 12.5 inch group at 2,500 yards (0.5 × 2,500/100 = 12.5). Unless the group is centered perfectly on the target at 100 yards, the ...
He rushed for 1,400 yards and averaged 7.2 yards per carry in 2023. Wide receiver (13) ... Stewart caught 38 passes for 514 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore with the Aggies. Tight end (5)
The site occupies 568 acres, with 181 miles (291 km) of track and a storage capacity of over 11,000 cars and is a hump yard. [ 5 ] As of 2012, the yard employed 1,400 rail workers, with 60 to 80 trains traveling through it daily.