# How far is a Click?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 20, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125 "2003-12-20T05:53:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Mott\_the\_Hoople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Mott\_the\_Hoople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mott_the_Hoople)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125/1 "2003-12-20T05:53:20Z")

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Viet Nam word…Just gotta Know

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**Author:** ![ScoobyTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@ScoobyTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScoobyTX)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125/2 "2003-12-20T05:57:13Z")

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a kilometer

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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125/3 "2003-12-20T06:01:20Z")

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**Mott the Hoople**  
I believe it is still in use in all branches of the US Military.

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**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125/4 "2003-12-20T06:07:38Z")

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I’d spell it klick. Here in Aus., “k” is common way to refer to a kilometre.

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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125/5 "2003-12-20T06:20:28Z")

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And just in case someone doesn’t know how long a kilometer is, it’s a thousand meters (the name should give that away), or 5/8 of a mile.

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**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125/6 "2003-12-20T08:05:06Z")

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Same here.

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**Author:** ![netscape\_6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8c91f0/32.png) [@netscape\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/netscape_6)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125/7 "2003-12-20T08:11:55Z")

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I always thought it was one of those fuzzy measurements, like a heap, a moment, a butt load, a handfull, or a whole lotta. I know I have heard it used that way.

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**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-a-click/220125/8 "2003-12-20T12:31:15Z")

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And I thought this was going to be about the Internet.

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