Acreage, ~ Freaky Facts ~
FYI... Use this or not in your writings:
The
acre was originally a medieval English unit of measurement that described the
area that a yoke of oxen could plow in a day. It originally differed in size from one area to the next, but was ultimately fixed at 4,840 square yards, or
160 square chains.
Because an
acre is a measure of
area, not
length, it is defined in
square feet.
An acre can be of any shape -
a rectangle, a triangle, a circle, or even a star -- so long as its area is exactly
43,560 square feet.
The
most standard shape for an acre is one furlong by one chain, or
660 feet by 66 feet.
To find the linear measurements of other rectangular acres, just divide
43,560 by the
number of feet you want on one side.
❖ A
square-shaped acre would then be about
208.7 by 208.7 feet (because 208.7 x 208.7 = ~43,560).
❖❖❖ An acre 100 feet wide would be 435.6 feet long (100 x 435.6 = 43,560) and an acre 1 foot wide would be 43,560 feet long.
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Ranch, average size
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1,000 acres
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Ranch, large size
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1,000 – 3,000 acres
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Farm, average size
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5 - 50 acres
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Farm, large size
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50 - 150 acres
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1 acre
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43,560 sq ft or 0.0015625 sq mi
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❖ ~ 1.9 acres
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~ Soccer pitch
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❖ ~ 1.3 acres
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~ Football Field
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10 Acre
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435,600 sq ft or 0.015625 sq mi
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100 Acre
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4,356,000 sq ft or 0.15625 sq mi
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1,000 Acre
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43,560,000 sq ft or 1.5625 sq mi
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6,753 Acre
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294,160,680 sq ft or 10.55 sq mi
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Using the stated measurement above, IF:
for a square-shaped acre:
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1 acre
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approximately 208.7 feet on each side(0.039526515 miles wide) and 208.7 deep (0.039526515 miles wide)
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10 Acres
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2,087 feet wide (0.39526515 miles wide) and 2,087 deep (0.39526515 miles wide)
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100 Acres
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20,870 feet wide (3.9526515 miles wide) and 20,870 deep (3.9526515 miles wide)
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1,000 Acres
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208.700 feet wide (39.526515 miles wide) and 208.700 deep (39.526515 miles wide)
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or
for the most standard shape of an acre:
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1 acre
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660 feet (0.125 mile ) by 66 feet (0.0125 mile).
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10 Acre
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6,600 feet (1.25 mile ) by 660 feet (0.125 mile).
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100 Acre
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66,000 feet (12.5 mile ) by 6,600 feet (1.25 mile).
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1,000 Acre
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660,000 feet (125.5 mile ) by 66,000 feet (12.5 mile).
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4 sq miles
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2,560 acres
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