To help compare orders of magnitude; this page lists lengths between 100 and 1,000 km (105 and 106 m). See also lengths of other orders of magnitude.

  • Distances shorter than 100 km
  • 100 km is equal to:
    • 62 miles
    • side of square with area 10,000 km²
    • radius of circle with area 31,416 km²
  • 100 km -- the altitude at which the FAI defines spaceflight to begin
  • 108 km -- length of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link
  • 130 km -- range of a Scud-A missile
  • 213 km -- length of Paris metro
  • 217 km -- length of the Grand Union Canal
  • 223 km -- length of the Madrid Metro
  • 240 km -- widest width of the English Channel
  • 300 km -- range of a Scud-B missile
  • 350 km -- lower bound of Low Earth orbit
  • 386 km -- altitude of the International Space Station
  • 408 km -- length of the London Underground (active track)
  • 430 km -- length of the Pyrenees
  • 470 km -- distance from Dublin to London as the crow flies
  • 500 km -- widest width of Sweden from east to west
  • 550 km -- distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles as the crow flies
  • 590 km -- length of land boundary between Finland and Sweden
  • 600 km -- range of a Scud-C missile
  • 600 km -- height above ground of the Hubble Space Telescope
  • 700 km -- range of a Scud-D missile
  • 724 km -- length of the Om River
  • 871 km -- distance from Sydney to Melbourne (along the Hume Highway)
  • Distances longer than 1,000 km

See also conversion of units.

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