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     Rollercoaster Tycoon Height Mark to Feet Conversion Chart


   Track Height   =  Feet          Height Marks vs. Feet
---|----|----|----|------------         
5  | 6  | 7  | 8  |  0     feet    1. Select correct track      
6  | 7  | 8  | 9  |  4.3454545        height mark at ground
7  | 8  | 9  | 10 |  8.69             zero.       
8  | 9  | 10 | 11 |  13.0          2. Scroll down selected   
9  | 10 | 11 | 12 |  17.4             column to convert track 
---|----|----|----|------------       height marks to feet.
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |  21.7  feet   
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |  26.1          
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |  30.4
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |  34.8
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |  39.1
---|----|---------|------------
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |  43.5  feet
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |  47.8
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |  52.1
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |  56.5
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |  60.8
---|----|----|----|------------
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |  65.2  feet
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |  69.5
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |  73.9
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |  78.2
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |  82.6
---|----|----|----|------------
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |  86.9  feet
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |  91.3
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |  95.6
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |  99.9
29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |  104.3
---|----|----|----|------------
30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |  108.6 feet
31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |  113
32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |  117.3
33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |  121.7
34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |  126.0
---|----|----|----|------------
35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |  130.4 feet
36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |  134.7
37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |  139
38 | 39 | 40 | 41 |  143.4
39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |  147.7
---|----|----|----|------------


Track Height Mark =  Feet
5  | 6  | 7  | 8  |  at 0  feet
---|----|----|----|------------
40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |  152.1 feet
41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |  156.4
42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |  160.8
43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |  165.1
44 | 45 | 46 | 47 |  169.5
---|----|----|----|------------
45 | 46 | 47 | 48 |  173.8 feet
46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |  178.2
47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |  182.5
48 | 49 | 50 | 51 |  186.9
49 | 50 | 51 | 52 |  191.2
---|----|----|----|------------
50 | 51 | 52 | 53 |  195.5 feet
51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |  199.9
52 | 53 | 54 | 55 |  204.2
53 | 54 | 55 | 56 |  208.6
54 | 55 | 56 | 57 |  212.9
---|----|----|----|------------
55 | 56 | 57 | 58 |  217.3 feet
56 | 57 | 58 | 59 |  221.6
57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |  226
58 | 59 | 60 | 61 |  230.3
59 | 60 | 61 | 62 |  234.7
---|----|----|----|------------
60 | 61 | 62 | 63 |  239   feet
61 | 62 | 63 | 64 |  243.3
62 | 63 | 64 | 65 |  247.7
63 | 64 | 65 | 66 |  252.0
64 | 65 | 66 | 67 |  256.4
---|----|----|----|------------
65 | 66 | 67 | 68 |  260.7 feet
66 | 67 | 68 | 69 |  265.1 
67 | 68 | 69 | 70 |  269.4
68 | 69 | 70 | 71 |  273.8
69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |  278.1
---|----|----|----|------------
70 | 71 | 72 | 73 |  282.5 feet
71 | 72 | 73 | 74 |  286.8 
72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |  291.1
73 | 74 | 75 | 76 |  295.5
74 | 75 | 76 | 77 |  299.8
---|----|----|----|------------
75 | 76 | 77 | 78 |  304.1 feet


This Height Mark To Feet Conversion Chart is most practical when
used with "trainered" Workbench .sv4 save game files for creating 
and editing rollercoasters.  Most Workbenches have a base height 
of 6 or 7 as their Ground Zero.

                       How wide are the tiles?

Test runs with point to point go-karts to the edges of the 
RCT land plots give the following dimensions:

An RCT land plot is 116 x 125 tiles.
The physical dimensions are 1,757 x 1,783 feet.
The dimenisions of each land tile is 15.1 x 14.26 feet.
One tile equals 23.9 square yards.
An RCT land plot is 3,132,731 square feet.
An RCT land plot contains 71.9 acres.  

Revised June 2000
Revised March 2001

NOTE: This RCT Height Conversion Chart 
may be freely distributed so long as 
it is accompanied by my name and credits.

Steve Franks
SFranks@aol.com
March 31, 2001