340 Foot

A 340-foot bronze statue of Peter the Great, by a sculptor the mayor long favored, towers near downtown. ❋ Gregory L. White (2010)

"When I hit it I didn't know what to think," said Easley about his 340-foot home run. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Construction workers placed 100 tons of lead weights on the lip of the north-side foundation, and 340-foot steel cables were installed to hold the tower from any further leaning. ❋ Randy Alfred (2010)

Coco Crisp launched one (with 2 on!) over the 340-foot sign in RF. ❋ Emperor Nobody (2010)

For those looking for something more active there are mountain bike trips through 500 hectares of fenced land or hikes up to the towering 340-foot Karkloof Falls. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the fourth, Davis slammed his ninth homer of the season, a two-run shot over the 340-foot sign in right-center for a 4-3 Mules lead.

No, there's no new chairlift at West Mountain in Queensbury, but beginner skiers, parents and instructors will be psyched that the mountain this year will sport a 340-foot "Magic Carpet" lift, which essentially allows beginners to simply flop on its conveyer belt-type surface and get hauled up the beginner slope. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"It's tough," said Michael Morman, who hit the second of Boylan's 340-foot fly outs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's a 340-foot building with 350 market-rate and affordable apartments, colored red and pink in order to ❋ Unknown (2009)

A 340-foot sign made of energy-efficient LEDs will wrap around One Times Square and brighten the night. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Andy Rotenstreich, an attorney representing T-Mobile, said the company hopes to improve coverage by locating 280-feet high on the 340-foot tower. ❋ Unknown (2008)

a 340-foot single off the right field fence by David Ortiz, more reminiscent of the Sox that fans know and love. ❋ Unknown (2010)