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Its "Get Walking Keep Walking" project provides free route guides, led walks, as well as information for people new to walking. [39] The Long Distance Walkers Association in the UK is for the more energetic walker, and organizes lengthy challenge hikes of 20 or even 50 miles (30 to 80 km) or more in a day.
In the example to the right, a milestone in Ortigas Avenue in Pasig says it is 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) from Rizal Park, and 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from Cainta. On the other side, the milestone there says it is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from San Juan. Most milestones only have labels on one side, facing the driver. Others have labels on all four sides.
It spans the northernmost edge of Eurasia and has the world's fourth-longest coastline, of over 37,653 km (23,396 mi). [ f ] [ 232 ] Russia lies between latitudes 41° and 82° N , and longitudes 19° E and 169° W , extending some 9,000 km (5,600 mi) east to west, and 2,500 to 4,000 km (1,600 to 2,500 mi) north to south. [ 233 ]
IBM is headquartered in Armonk, New York, a community 37 miles (60 km) north of Midtown Manhattan. [131] A nickname for the company is the " Colossus of Armonk ". [ 132 ] Its principal building, referred to as CHQ, is a 283,000-square-foot (26,300 m 2 ) glass and stone edifice on a 25-acre (10 ha) parcel amid a 432-acre former apple orchard the ...
After the 3.4-mile (5.5 km) journey, the shuttle was secured on the launch pad at 03:29 EDT on June 1, 2011. [56] [57] [58] Large crowds, including the families of NASA's workforce, were present during the rollout. The STS-135 crew was also at the Kennedy Space Center to witness the last-ever rollout of a Space Shuttle.
A small 2015 study had participants wear multiple devices on their wrists and hips while performing different walking/running speeds on a treadmill. Fitbit devices that are worn on the hip accurately measured steps taken within 1 step of 100% accuracy. Devices were worn on the wrist, however, were off by an average of 11 steps per minute.
Fastest acceleration of an electric car, 0 to 100 km/h in 1.461 seconds by university students at the University of Stuttgart. [70] Electric Land Speed Record 353 mph (568 km/h). [71] Electric Car Distance Record 1,725 miles (2,776 km) in 24 hours by Bjørn Nyland. [72] Greatest distance by electric vehicle, single charge 999.5 miles (1,608.5 km).