How long was the longest lightning flash ever recorded?
829 kmAbout 515.1 miles · Land-sized
About 829 km, across the US Great Plains in 2017.
A red kangaroo would need about 100,000 hops (8 m each) to cover it.
⚡829 km
🛳️the Panama Canal
To scale: the longest lightning flash is about 10× bigger than the Panama Canal.
Things about the same size
- How long is the Grand Canyon?446 km
- How far is Rome from Milan in a straight line?477 km
- How far is Los Angeles from San Francisco in a straight line?559 km
- How long is Lake Baikal?636 km
- How long is the Indianapolis 500?804.7 km
- How wide is Ceres, the biggest object in the asteroid belt?939 km
- How long is the Rhine?1,230 km
- How far is Land's End to John o' Groats by road?1,407 km
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].