How big is 55,739.8 city blocks?
It's about half as big as Cape Town
The size of Cape Town is about 113,400 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Kaapstad, a.k.a. iKapa, a.k.a. The Mother City) (Western Cape, South Africa) (for Cape Town metro area)
Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, measures 113,400 city blocks in total metro area. The core of Cape Town lies at the base of Table Mountain (a.k.a. Huriǂoaxa, a.k.a. Tafelberg), a 1,084.6 m peak.
It's about two times as big as Chicago
The size of Chicago is about 27,100 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 27,100 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about two times as big as The Isle of Man
The size of The Isle of Man is about 26,300 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 26,300 city blocks in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.0461 city blocks.
It's about two-fifths as big as Yosemite National Park
The size of Yosemite National Park is about 139,436 city blocks.
(Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera counties, California, near Mariposa, California) (total land area)
Famous for its granite cliffs and Giant Sequoia groves, Yosemite National Park is 139,436 city blocks in total area, of which 9,581.720 city blocks is the well-known Yosemite Valley. The Park is known as the home of Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in North America and sixth highest in the world at 739 m (2,420 ft)
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as San Jose
The size of San Jose is about 20,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 20,900 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about three times as big as The Isle of Wight
The size of The Isle of Wight is about 17,900 city blocks.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 17,900 city blocks in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about three-tenths as big as Rhode Island
The size of Rhode Island is about 184,340 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 184,340 city blocks in total area. Several large bays totaling 124,655 city blocks make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about three-and-a-half times as big as Detroit
The size of Detroit is about 16,560 city blocks.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 16,560 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about three-and-a-half times as big as Philadelphia
The size of Philadelphia is about 16,120 city blocks.
(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 16,120 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
It's about one-fourth as big as Kangaroo Island
The size of Kangaroo Island is about 202,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 202,900 city blocks in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-fourth as big as Fort Bliss
The size of Fort Bliss is about 209,000 city blocks.
(near Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas)
Fort Bliss is the United States Army's second-largest installation with a total area of 209,000 city blocks. It is known as the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) site, the Army's largest maneuver area, and the country's largest contiguous tract of open airspace.
It's about four times as big as Dublin
The size of Dublin is about 14,630 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 14,630 city blocks. 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-fourth as big as Grand Canyon National Park
The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 227,132.4340 city blocks.
(Coconino County and Mohave Counties, Arizona, near Fredonia and Grand Canyon, Arizona)
Containing the 446 km (277 mi) Grand Canyon gorge, Grand Canyon National Park covers 227,132.3940 city blocks.
It's about one-fourth as big as Calgary
The size of Calgary is about 235,407 city blocks.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 235,407 city blocks. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about four-and-a-half times as big as Edinburgh
The size of Edinburgh is about 12,200 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 12,200 city blocks. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.