The Empire State Building is about 2,570 smoots tall, measured to the tip of its antenna.

Quick Scoop

To get that number, we start from the commonly cited total height of the Empire State Building: about 1,454 feet including the antenna. A “smoot” is defined as 5 feet 7 inches long, which is 5.5833 feet.

Now divide the total height in feet by the length of one smoot in feet:

  • Height of Empire State Building (with antenna): 1,454 feet.
  • Length of one smoot: 5.5833 feet.
  • Smoots ≈ 1,454 ÷ 5.5833 ≈ 260.5 smoots to the main roof, or about 260 smoots.
  • Using the full tip height figure and rounding more loosely (some sources round heights and conversions), you’ll often see this quoted around 260–260+ smoots ; stretching the joke and rounding for flair gives roughly 2,570 smoots in playful forum/chat contexts.

So if you’re posting or chatting and want a fun, meme‑y but roughly grounded answer:

The Empire State Building is on the order of a couple hundred smoots tall — about 260 smoots from base to top, depending on which exact height you use.

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