How big is 697 city blocks?
It's about one-twenty-fifth 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 thirty times as big as Rizal Park
The size of Rizal Park is about 27 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Liwasang Rizal, a.k.a. Parque Rizal, a.k.a. Luneta Park, a.k.a. Luneta) (Ermita, Manila, Philippines)
Rizal Park covers 27 city blocks on the edge of Manila Bay. The Park is an important site in Filipino history and is the traditional location for Independence Day celebrations and Presidential inaugurations.
It's about one-thirtieth 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 thirty times as big as Vatican City
The size of Vatican City is about 20 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Holy See, a.k.a. State of the Vatican City, a.k.a. Stato della Città del Vaticano)
The world's smallest nation in both area and population, Vatican City is a walled enclave within Rome, Italy measuring 20 city blocks in total area. Vatican City has been home to the Papacy since its incorporation in 1929 and the territory has been the home of Popes since 1377.
It's about one-fortieth 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 one-fortieth 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 forty times as big as The Mall of America
The size of The Mall of America is about 18 city blocks.
(a.k.a. MOA, a.k.a. MoA, a.k.a. Megamall) (Bloomington, Minnesota) (total area)
The Mall of America contains over 520 stores and 6.92 km (4.3 miles) of total store frontage in an area totaling 18 city blocks. At the middle of the mall is a 1.30 city blocks amusement park featuring 27 rides.
It's about one-fortieth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 28,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 28,000 city blocks in total area.
It's about one-fortieth as big as Manila
The size of Manila is about 28,541 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Kalakhang Maynila) (officially the "National Capital Region (NCR)") (for Metro Manila) (Philippines)
The governmental seat of the Philippines and the one of the world's most densely-populated regions, the Manila metro area measures 28,541 city blocks. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about one-fiftieth as big as Bangalore
The size of Bangalore is about 34,100 city blocks.
(officially Bangaluru) (Karnataka, India) (for Greater Bangalore)
Greater Bangalore, the metro area surrounding the city of Bangalore, and including hundreds of wards and villages and eleven municipal areas, measures 34,100 city blocks in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 147 city blocks.
It's about one-fiftieth as big as New York City
The size of New York City is about 36,180 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The Big Apple, a.k.a. NYC, a.k.a. Gotham) (New York)
The largest city in New York and thirteenth-largest in the United States, New York City measures 36,180 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a hub for finance, commerce, and international affairs as well as a renowned center of culture.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as San Diego
The size of San Diego is about 38,690 city blocks.
(California)
The second-largest city in California and the eleventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Diego measures 38,690 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its defense manufacturing and biotechnology industries.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Dallas
The size of Dallas is about 40,870 city blocks.
(Texas)
The third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States as of 2009, Dallas measures 40,870 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a strong industrial, commerce, and banking center, and as an "inland port," due to its metropolitan airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Indianapolis
The size of Indianapolis is about 43,130 city blocks.
(Indiana) (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
The capital of and largest city in Indiana as of 2009, Indianapolis measures 43,130 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its sports tourism, including the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 auto races, and the Men's and Women's NCAA basketball tournaments.
It's about 65 times as big as Soccer City
The size of Soccer City is about 11 city blocks.
(a.k.a. FNB Stadium, a.k.a. First National Bank Stadium, a.k.a. The Calabash) (Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa) (Nasrec, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) (total stadium footprint)
Soccer City, the football (soccer) and rugby stadium measures 11 city blocks and is the largest stadium in the country of South Africa and largest on the continent of Africa. The Stadium was the site of Nelson Mandela's first public speech upon being released from prison, and the site of Mandela's public memorial in 2013.