Landmarks · #249 biggest of 1,014
How big is a windmill (traditional)?
30 m
A windmill (traditional) measures 30 m. That's about 2.5 school buses lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 30 meters, or about 98 feet.
- It's about 18 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 18 adult humans could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 21 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #249 by size.
Size comparison
How windmill (traditional) stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
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Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 5.67% of its height.
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