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How Tall Is the Space Needle?

The Space Needle is about 604 ft (184 m) tall. That is about 108 times the height of the average man. An observation tower in Seattle, built for the 1962 World's Fair.

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How tall is the Space Needle compared to the average man?

The Space Needle is about 108 times the height of the average man. The Space Needle is 108× the size of the average man: about 108 average men stacked up would match it.

Space Needle height facts

The Space Needle is 184 meters (605 ft) tall.
It was built to withstand winds of 320 km/h (200 mph).

How does the Space Needle compare to other things?

The Space Needle next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Space Needle
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	7.57 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	69,300× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	48.1× bigger
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	594 ft (181 m) bigger
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	489 ft (149 m) bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	479 ft (146 m) bigger
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	279 ft (85 m) bigger
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	266 ft (81 m) bigger
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	141 ft (43 m) bigger
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	26 ft (8 m) bigger
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	38 ft (11.5 m) smaller
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	49 ft (15 m) smaller
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	149 ft (45.5 m) smaller
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	161 ft (49 m) smaller
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	207 ft (63 m) smaller
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	223 ft (68 m) smaller
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	241 ft (73.4 m) smaller
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	246 ft (75 m) smaller
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	289 ft (88 m) smaller
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	299 ft (91 m) smaller
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	328 ft (100 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	15.1× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	108× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	116× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.