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Place a buddy whose height you know against the tree or make a mark of your own height on the trunk. Step back. Hold a stick or pencil up before you in your outstretched hand . With one eye closed, measure off on the stick with your thumbnail the height of your buddy. Then move up to see how many times this measurement goes into the height of the tree. Multiply the height of your buddy with the number found. This gives the height of the tree. |
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Hold a stick upright in your outstretched hand. Move backward away from the tree you want to measure. Sight the tree in such a way that the tip of the stick covers the top of the pole and your thumb is at the base. Swing the stick 90 degrees to a horizontal position. Notice the point where the tip of the stick hits the ground. Pace the distance from this point to the base of the tree to obtain its height. |
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First, hold the stick or stave so that the tip of the stick touches your cheek while your arm is fully extended. Without changing the position of your hand, swing the stick upright in your outstretched arm. Move backward or forward from the tree you want to measure. Sight the tree in such a way that the tip of the stick covers the top of the pole and the top your thumb is at the base. Pace the distance from this point to the base of the tree to obtain its height. |