What are some common distances or objects that are 1 mile in length?

Question

I need an idea so I can measure and estimate miles mentally.

Answer 1

A section of land is 1 mile on a side (640acres) so any road around a section(usually a rural road, esp in N Ohio) is one mile in length.

Four times around a 1/4 oval track is 1 mile.

Markers are placed at 1 mile intervals on most major roads in the US.

Any city at an elevation of 5280 feet is 1 mile high (Denver, the mile high city)