Sometimes we find the need to measure objects, but there is no ruler or measure tape nearby. Thankfully, there are ways we can build the skill of measuring things approximately on our own without the need of measurement tools. In this article, you'll get to know a few ways you can measure things in a creative way.

A very practical way is to know the length of your finger span and foot. Find the length of those and commit it to your memory. You never know how useful it is, until you start using it. In order to find the approximate length of bigger objects, just see how many times your finger span fits.

Take into consideration that the distance between the tip of your thumb and the first knuckle is around one inch.

There's a measurement trick that Noah used to build the ark and Egyptians used to build the pyramids; distance from the bent elbow to the tip of the middle finger. This distance is about 46 cm or 18 inches.

If you own a credit card that's just great because the size of credit cards is always 3 3/8 inches by 2 1/8 inches.

Doorways are usually 6 foot eight inches high.

Ever wondered about the length of a penny? It is 3 / 4 inches. Meanwhile the length of a quarter is slightly smaller than 1 inch.

For more information, formulas and other conversions you can use our free Length Converter.