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It's about 65 times as big as Trafalgar Square
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The size of Trafalgar Square is about 3 acres.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
Trafalgar Square, a public square in London, measures about 3 acres. m in total area. At the center of the Square is the 52 m Nelson's Column monument, built in the 1840s.
It's about 80 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 2 acres.
(per Bridges, William - 1811 Commissioner's Plan for New York City) (approximate)
A Manhattan city block measures about 200 m between the Northeast-Southwest streets by about 60 m between the Northwest-Southeast streets for a total area of about 2 acres. There are roughly 2,000 blocks within the city, representing one of the most prolific applications of the city planning grid plan in history.
It's about one-ninetieth as big as Coron Island
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The size of Coron Island is about 18,000 acres.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 18,000 acres in total area. The rocky offshore area of the island makes it popular for shipwreck diving, with some wrecks as shallow as 10 ft. under the water.
It's about 95 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 2 acres.
(a.k.a. Holyrood Palace) (Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) (Palace without gardens)
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 2 acres, on a total grounds area of about 9.90 acres. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 95 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 2 acres.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 2 acres. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about 100 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 1.50 acres.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 1.50 acres of floor space. This space includes 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and 3 elevators, as well as a tennis court, bowling alley, movie theater, jogging track, swimming pool, and putting green.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Disney World
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The size of Disney World is about 25,000 acres.
(a.k.a. Walk Disney World Resort, a.k.a. Walt Disney World, a.k.a. WDW) (Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (total site)
Disney World currently occupies 25,000 acres. Part of the former total area of 29,700 acres now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about 150 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 1.322314050 acres.
(American) (per NFL regulation)
Per NFL rules, a football field should measure 109.728 m (120 yards) long by 48.768 m wide, for a total area of 1.322314050 acres. Due to a blizzard, the first NFL playoff game in 1932 was held indoors in Chicago Stadium (it was also the first indoor game) on a field measuring just 55 m by 40.0 m, for a total area of 0.54363183920 acres.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Hilton Head
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The size of Hilton Head is about 26,900.40 acres.
(a.k.a. Hilton Head Island) (South Carolina)
Hilton Head Island measures 26,899.90 acres in total land area. The island (and city of the same name) is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is known as popular vacation destination.
It's about 150 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 1.1060 acres.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 1.1060 acres, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.05683 acres gym, a 0.02224 acres dining room, and a 0.04695 acres library. It was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the same architectural firm responsible for the design of one of Apple Inc's flagship stores on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as big as Washington, D.C.
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The size of Washington, D.C. is about 43,700 acres.
(formally the District of Columbia, a.k.a. Washington, a.k.a. the District, a.k.a. DC) (United State)
The United States' capital and only federal district, Washington, D.C. is a 43,700 acres area located between the states of Virginia and Maryland. Washington, D.C. is known as the center of each of the three branches of the United States federal government and as home to many of the nation's monuments, museums, and foreign embassies.
It's about one-three-hundredth as big as Abel Tasman National Park
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The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 55,670 acres.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 55,670 acres in total area. The size of the park has increased over the years as donated parcels of land have been added to it, with the last expansion in 2008 adding 1,952 acres.
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as big as Edinburgh
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The size of Edinburgh is about 65,200 acres.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 65,200 acres. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.
It's about one-four-hundredth as big as Dublin
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The size of Dublin is about 78,460 acres.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 78,460 acres. Dublin is home to the Spire of Dublin, a stainless steel monument built in 2003 that rises to 121.2 m in height.
It's about one-four-hundred-fiftieth as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 86,460 acres.
(a.k.a. Philly, a.k.a. The City of Brotherly Love) (Pennsylvania)
The largest city in Pennsylvania as of 2009 and at one time the second-largest city in the British Empire, Philadelphia measures 86,460 acres in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
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