Take several measurements and average them. The best way is to count the number of steps you need to walk a known distance, such as a football field, which is 300 feet. Divide the number of steps you need to cover the 300 feet. For 100 steps, the step length would be three feet.he best way is to count the number of steps you need to walk a known distance, such as a football field, which is 300 feet. Divide the number of steps you need to cover the 300 feet.
In the eagle's beak there is a banner with the state motto, State Sovereignty, National Union.. The dates on the seal, 1818 and 1868, represent the year Illinois became a state and the year in which the Great Seal was redesigned by Sharon Tyndale. Although State Sovereignty comes first in the motto, State is at the bottom and Sovereignty is upside-down.
See Nevada State Seal. Nevada's official state motto was adopted as an element of the Great Seal of the State of Nevada. It was adopted in 1886. The motto has always been part of the state seal but there is no documented source of its originality.