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It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Lake Michigan
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The size of Lake Michigan is about 2,660,000 city blocks.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 2,660,000 city blocks. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Lake Huron
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The size of Lake Huron is about 2,750,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lac Huron) (surface area)
The second largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Huron has a total area of 2,750,000 city blocks. It borders the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and Bay City, Michigan.
It's about one-two-thousandth as big as Lake Superior
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The size of Lake Superior is about 3,780,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lac Supérieur, a.k.a. Gitchigumi, a.k.a. Gitche Gumee) (surface area)
Both the largest of North America's Great Lakes and the largest freshwater lake in the world (by surface area), Lake Superior has a total area of 3,780,000 city blocks. It borders the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
It's about one-two-thousandth as big as The Island of Ireland
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The size of The Island of Ireland is about 3,888,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Éire, a.k.a. Airlann)
The island of Ireland - split between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - covers 3,888,900 city blocks. The island has been populated for over 9,000 years.
It's about 2,500 times as big as The Biltmore Estate
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The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 0.7510 city blocks.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 0.7510 city blocks and contains 250 rooms. The fifty-six auxiliary buildings of the estate are interconnected through the nearly 71 km of roads on the Biltmore grounds.
It's about 2,500 times as big as The Great Banyan Tree
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The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 0.6630 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The Great Banyan, a.k.a. Ficus benghalensis) (Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India)
The Great Banyan Tree is a single tree in the Indian Botanic Garden in West Bengal with aerial roots covering a total area of about 0.6630 city blocks. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.
It's about 3,500 times as big as Trafalgar Square
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The size of Trafalgar Square is about 0.550 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
Trafalgar Square, a public square in London, measures about 0.550 city blocks. 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 one-three-thousand-five-hundredth as big as New York
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The size of New York is about 6,509,093 city blocks.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 6,509,093 city blocks in total area. Adirondack Park, a 1,137,829 city blocks area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about 4,000 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 0.50 city blocks.
(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 0.50 city blocks. 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-four-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Florida
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The size of Florida is about 7,845,200 city blocks.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 7,845,200 city blocks in total area. Florida has 1,067 km (663 mi) of oceanfront beaches and 1,926.38 km (1,197 mi) of coastline total.
It's about 5,000 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 0.370 city blocks.
(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 0.370 city blocks, on a total grounds area of about 1.80 city blocks. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 5,000 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 0.370 city blocks.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 0.370 city blocks. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about one-five-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 9,816,470 city blocks.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 9,816,470 city blocks in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about one-five-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 10,372,700 city blocks.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 10,372,700 city blocks in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 71,148.890 city blocks segment of Minnesota called the "Northwest Angle" lies north of the 49th parallel, which marks the border between the contiguous United States and Canada across the western remainder of the two countries.
It's about 6,500 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 0.290 city blocks.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 0.290 city blocks 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.
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